The nurse received a needle stick with a contaminated needle from a client diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which medications should the nurse begin within hours of the needle...

The nurse received a needle stick with a contaminated needle from a client diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which medications should the nurse begin within hours of the needle stick?

1. A combination of antiviral and antifungal medications with an antibiotic.

2. A combination of a protease inhibitor and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

3. Single-agent therapy with a non-nucleoside transcriptase inhibitor.

4. No medications are recommended to prevent the conversion to HIV-positive