The nurse practitioner (NP) is planning strategies to prevent HIV among a population of college students. To implement primary prevention, which strategy does the NP include in the plan?

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Providing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a primary prevention strategy for HIV. It involves giving medication to individuals who are at high risk for HIV before they are exposed, to prevent HIV transmission. This strategy is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for individuals who are at increased risk for HIV, including college students who may engage in high-risk sexual behaviors. Providing education and training to providers about HIV/AIDS (option C) is important for improving care, but it is not a primary prevention strategy. Requiring counseling prior to HIV testing (option B) may increase testing uptake but is not a primary prevention strategy. Increasing knowledge about signs of acute retroviral infection (option A) may help with early diagnosis and treatment but is not a primary prevention strategy.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) Is Planning Strategies to Prevent HIV