Blood Testing

New HIV case managers often have no understanding of blood testing. They need to know what is measured when an HIV blood test is done, understand the impact of HIV on blood test results, and understand the role of the case manager in monitoring test results.

When you review the online HIV Blood Testing lesson, look for these features:

• Introduction of contents with leading questions rather than a statement of objectives (objectives are in another location)
• Enriching content accessible through hyperlinks
• Audio and visual guidance on how to read a lab report
• CC feature (optional)
• Self-paced
• Animated visual model of essential concept (ratio of CD4 to CD8+ cells)
• Practice questions with feedback
• Questions that require reflective thinking and application of knowledge
• Assessment feedback