title: Legal and ethical issues in HIV testing, Part 1.
abstract: HIV antibody testing presents multiple and complex legal and ethical issues. Nurse executives must be knowledgeable about these issues and their potential impact on administrative practice. In this two-part series, the author presents legal and ethical issues related to testing. Part 1 focuses on the AIDS epidemic, the ELISA test, informed consent, confidentiality, and mandatory vs. voluntary testing.
authors.affiliation: Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital, Ohio.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Flarey
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D001782:Blood Donors; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D030881:Disclosure; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D035141:Voluntary Programs
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies