A nurse is assisting an employer who has hired an individual who has been recently diagnosed with HIV. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate for the nurse to im-plement?
a. Educate about how to reduce the risk of breaching the employee's confidentiality
b. Explain how to inform coworkers about avoiding HIV transmission
c. Facilitate obtaining medical insurance coverage for the HIV-infected employee
d. Describe the early signs and symptoms of HIV infection
ANS: A
Nurses frequently work in the education role, and employers may need assistance in dealing with HIV-infected employees. Disclosing a worker's infection to other workers, terminating employ-ment, and isolating an infected worker are examples of situations that have led to litigation be-tween employees and employers. Thus, the priority will be to protect the employer from litiga-tion.
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