The nurse is reinforcing teaching on transmission of HIV for a family of a patient diagnosed with HIV. Which of these explanations by the nurse would be correct?
a. "HIV enters the body through breaks in the skin or mucous membranes."
b. "HIV can be spread by casual contact."
c. "HIV lives for long periods outside the body."
d. "HIV is most commonly transmitted via tears and saliva."
ANS: A
A. HIV enters the body through breaks in the skin or mucous membranes. B, C, and D. HIV is not spread by casual contact, does not live outside the body for long periods, and is not transmitted via tears and saliva most commonly. It is transmitted mainly by infected blood exposure.
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