A nurse is providing comprehensive education about HIV transmission for an injection drug user (IDU). Which of the following would be the most important information to include?
a. How and where to acquire needles
b. Proper needle usage and possible injection sites
c. Spreading of the virus via homosexual ac-tivities
d. Using bleach between needle uses
ANS: D
IDUs represent the most rapidly growing source of new cases of AIDS, and they are the greatest risk for spread of the virus in the heterosexual community. Emphasis is being placed on reduction of the transmission of this disease through contaminated needles. Nurses should provide educa-tion on cleaning needles with bleach between uses to decrease the spread of the virus. Education on needle exchange programs is also appropriate; however, this population is not as likely to use these programs even when they are available.
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