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