Module 8: Preparation for Test Results
Completion requirements
Module 8: Preparation for Test Results
Module 8: Preparation for Test Results , Screen 8 of 10
Review of Negative and Preliminary Positive Results
Ingrid: That’s definitely up to the two of you. Before I go get your results, I want to review what I told you about the possible results. OK?
Laurie: I already know. Negative means I don’t have HIV, at least I don’t have the antibodies showing today. Positive means I’ve got it.
Ingrid: That’s basically it. A negative result would mean either you don’t have HIV, or you’re in the window period and your body hasn’t yet manufactured enough HIV antibodies to show up on the test.
A preliminary positive result would mean that you very likely are infected with HIV. To be absolutely sure, we would ask for a blood sample to send to the lab and we’d ask you to return in a week for final results.
How are you feeling about all this?
Laurie: I get it. I’m pretty much talked out. I just want my results.
Ingrid: I understand. (Ingrid glances at CIF form). I just need to ask one or two quick questions for my paperwork, and then I’ll go get those results for you. Would that be OK?
Ask yourself: What does a negative test result mean? What does a preliminary positive test result mean?
If you’re not sure, reread the last few screens.
Review of Negative and Preliminary Positive Results
Ingrid: That’s definitely up to the two of you. Before I go get your results, I want to review what I told you about the possible results. OK? Laurie: I already know. Negative means I don’t have HIV, at least I don’t have the antibodies showing today. Positive means I’ve got it.
Ingrid: That’s basically it. A negative result would mean either you don’t have HIV, or you’re in the window period and your body hasn’t yet manufactured enough HIV antibodies to show up on the test.
A preliminary positive result would mean that you very likely are infected with HIV. To be absolutely sure, we would ask for a blood sample to send to the lab and we’d ask you to return in a week for final results.
How are you feeling about all this?
Laurie: I get it. I’m pretty much talked out. I just want my results.
Ingrid: I understand. (Ingrid glances at CIF form). I just need to ask one or two quick questions for my paperwork, and then I’ll go get those results for you. Would that be OK?
Ask yourself: What does a negative test result mean? What does a preliminary positive test result mean?
If you’re not sure, reread the last few screens.