The nurse is contributing to a teaching plan. The nurse would include in the teaching plan that HIV can be transmitted in which of the following ways? (Select all that apply.)
a. Semen
b. Breast milk
c. Sweat
d. Vaginal secretions
e. Saliva
f. Urine
ANS: A, B, D
HIV is a fragile virus that is transmitted from human to human only through infected blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or breast milk.
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