title: HIV testing: an ethical analysis.
abstract: As the epidemic of the human immunodeficiency virus continues to grow, the relationship between patients and health care workers is being tainted with fear and mistrust. The demand for mandatory testing of health care providers has caused many of us to assess our basic values of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. Is our "right to privacy" more important than our "right to know"? This article will analyze some of the legal, moral, and ethical issues to be considered in identifying possible alternatives and a justified solution to this dilemma.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Piazza
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D030881:Disclosure; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D035082:Federal Government; D006281:Health Occupations; D006801:Humans; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D016635:Universal Precautions; D035141:Voluntary Programs