A recently divorced woman seeks health care for vague symptoms of fatigue and headache.During her examination,she agrees to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)testing and is found to have a positive enzyme immunoassay (EIA)for HIV antibodies.In discussing the test results with the patient,what should the nurse inform the patient about?

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The EIA test will have to be repeated to verify the results. A positive EIA test for HIV antibodies should be confirmed with a more specific test, such as the Western blot, to ensure accuracy and rule out false positives.

A Recently Divorced Woman Seeks Health Care for Vague Symptoms