Evaluation of a Nurse-Initiated Routine HIV Testing Pilot on a Medical-Surgical Unit.

The article presents a survey of nurses and physicians and residents on the efficacy of a pilot program on nurse-initiated protocol for HIV testing on an acute medical-surgical unit. It discusses findings on awareness of nurses of policies on routine offering of HIV testing, preparedness to offer routine HIV testing and educate patients about HIV, response of physicians to the protocol, and patients' responses to HIV screening.