Implementation of nurse-initiated rapid hiv testing at high-prevalence primary care sites within the us veterans affairs health care system

Authors

Henry D. Anaya, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Jaimi N. Butler, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Jeffrey L. Solomon, VA New England Healthcare System
Herschel Knapp, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Tuyen Hoang, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Virginia Kan, VA Medical Center
Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, The George Washington University
Katherine A. Hare, VA Medical Center
Barbara Kertz, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Barbara Bokhour, VA New England Healthcare System

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-1-2013

Journal

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volume

40

Issue

4

DOI

10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31828417a5

Abstract

Nurse-initiated HIV rapid testing (NRT) increases testing/receipt of results compared with traditional testing. We implemented NRT in primary care clinics at 2 Veterans Affairs hospitals.At site 1, 2364 tests were conducted; 5 HIV positives were identified. At site 2, 2522 tests were conducted; 9 HIV positives were identified. Success varied across demographic/clinical strata. Copyright © 2013 American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association.

APA Citation

Anaya, H., Butler, J., Solomon, J., Knapp, H., Hoang, T., Kan, V., Rodriguez-Barradas, M., Hare, K., Kertz, B., & Bokhour, B. (2013). Implementation of nurse-initiated rapid hiv testing at high-prevalence primary care sites within the us veterans affairs health care system. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40 (4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31828417a5