A Nurse Is Preparing Information to Be Distributed at a National

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse is preparing information to be distributed at a national conference on AIDS. What should be included regarding mandatory disclosure of AIDS status?

• A) Every state requires that all sexual contacts of a person diagnosed with AIDS be contacted and treated.
• B) AIDS status must be disclosed to any health care provider who has cared for the patient within the last 18 months and to any future health care provider.
• C) In general AIDS status is considered confidential.
• D) All AIDS cases must be reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or to the state health department.
• E) All babies born in the United States are tested for presence of HIV at birth.

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