A nurse is working in a public health center. A patient who has been n

A nurse is working in a public health center. A patient who has been newly diagnosed as HIV positive comes for counseling. By law, what must the nurse do?

1. Give antiviral medications to the patient
2. Ask the person to name all of his or her sexual contacts
3. Refer the patient to the social worker as someone possibly needing case management
4. Report the HIV-infected person to the state health department

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ANS: 4
It is mandatory to report HIV cases in all states. The information is then sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some states report HIV infections either by name or by code.