Assessment of Nurse Perspectives on an Emergency Department-Based Routine Opt-Out HIV Screening Program

Routine opt-out HIV screening is recommended for everyone between 13 and 64 years of age. An urban, academic emergency department implemented a nurse-driven routine opt-out HIV screening program. The aim of our study was to assess program uptake and opportunities to improve the program from the perspectives of emergency nurses. Emergency nurses completed a brief prediscussion questionnaire and then participated in a focus group or semi-structured one-on-one interview to elicit feedback on the routine opt-out HIV screening program.
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research