The student nurse is presenting a clinical conference, and the topic of discussion is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in children. The student is focusing the discussion on the methods of transmission of the virus
Which of the following would be included in the discussion? 1. HIV cannot be spread by hugging, holding, or touching other people.
2. HIV can be transmitted from open wounds but only if there is skin-to-skin con-tact.
3. HIV is only able to be transmitted from an infected mother to her baby through breast milk.
4. HIV infection cannot be transmitted by unprotected sexual intercourse if the fe-male uses an intrauterine device as birth control.
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Rationale: HIV cannot be spread by using the same toilet seat, bathtub, or shower; coughing or sneezing; or hugging, holding, or touching people. HIV can be spread from unprotected sexual intercourse regardless of birth control, from sharing of needles, from an infected mother to her baby through breast milk and vaginal secretions during the birth process, or from open wounds if there is blood-to-blood contact.
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