A patient who has vague symptoms of fatigue,headaches,and a positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies using an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test.What instructions should the nurse give to this patient?
A) "The EIA test will need to be repeated to verify the results."
B) "A viral culture will be done to determine the progression of the disease."
C) "It will probably be 10 or more years before you develop acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ."
D) "The Western blot test will be done to determine whether acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has developed."
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