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A nurse is working in a public health center. A patient who has been newly diagnosed as HIV positive comes for counseling. By law, which of the following actions must be taken by the nurse?
 
  a. Give antiviral medications to the patient
  b. Ask the person to name all of his or her sexual contacts
  c. Refer the patient to the social worker as someone possibly needing case manage-ment
  d. Report the HIV-infected person to the state health department
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ANS: D
It is mandatory to report HIV cases by name in all states, although not all states require viral load and CD4 counts. There are not laws in place that mandate administration of medications, naming of sexual contacts, or referral to case management.
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