Legal and ethical issues in HIV testing, Part 1.
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.
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Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital, Ohio.
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
D015483:HIV Antibodies