A Nurse Is Working in a Public Health Center

Multiple Choice

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 his or her sexual contacts.
C) Refer the patient to the social worker for case management.
D) Report the HIV-infected person to the state health department.