All nurses need to be familiar with the laws and regulations that govern their practice; their state\’s Nurse Practice Act, ANA\’s Nursing; Scope and Standards of Practice, specialty group standards of practice, etc.
Read the following scenario:
Lena is a community health care nurse who works exclusively with HIV positive and AIDS patients. As a part of her job, she evaluates the new cases and reviews confidential information about these patients. In the course of one of these reviews, Lena learns that her sister\’s boyfriend has tested positive. Lena would like to protect her sister from harm and begins to consider how her sister can find out about her boyfriend\’s health status.
Consult at least 2 resources to help you establish Lena\’s legal and ethical position. These resources might include your state\’s Nurse Practice Act, the ANA\’s code of Ethics, ANA\’s Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, and internal or external standards of care.
Consider what action you would ta
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