The nurse is employed in a community health clinic. An adult client tells the nurse, "I had sex with a person who afterwards told me they are HIV positive." Which nursing intervention does the nurse immediately implement?

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DC) Obtaining information about the timeline of exposure is crucial to determine the window period and the urgency of initiating post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), not PrEP, which is taken before exposure to prevent HIV. D) Informing the laboratory of the need for an HIV RNA blood test is important for early detection of HIV infection, as RNA tests can detect HIV sooner than antibody tests.

The Nurse Is Employed in a Community Health Clinic