title: Evaluation of a Nurse-Initiated Routine HIV Testing Pilot on a Medical-Surgical Unit.
abstract: National guidelines recommending a shift from risk-based to routine HIV testing for persons ages 13-64 are described. The role of nurses, particularly medical-surgical nurses, in increasing the number of people screened is discussed.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sliney
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacLeod
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Flanigan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000592:standards*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D000069469:Medical-Surgical Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult