Quick Question: The Tricky Patient Job or School Form

Sep 24, 2014

September 24, 2014

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Should a patient be required to disclose that she is taking HIV drugs? See more in HIV and ID Observations.

A patient is enrolling in nursing school and does not want to reveal her HIV status. The hospital, however, is requesting a list of her current medications. Should she decline to fill out the form or leave the HIV medications off the list? Dr. Paul Sax weighs the options in his latest HIV and ID Observations blog post.