‘This is an excellent reference for those caring for clients with HIV/AIDS. I strongly recommend this book.’
–Doody’s
HIV/AIDS is no longer a certain death sentence. Patients fighting the chronic symptoms of HIV/AIDS are now living longer, fuller lives due to recent scientific and pharmaceutical breakthroughs. As a result, the new generation of caregivers must keep pace with cutting-edge, evidence-based practices to better serve patients who may live with HIV/AIDS for several decades.
This updated edition is a vital resource for nurses and other health care professionals providing care to HIV-positive persons in the 21st century. The contributors present essential information on the medical assessment and management of symptoms, the prevention of infection, ethical and legal dimensions of care, and much more. With a greater emphasis on the international dimensions of the HIV pandemic and the treatment of minority populations, this book serves as an essential guide for nurses and health care practitioners serving patients with HIV/AIDS.
Key topics include:
- HIV screening, testing, and counseling
- HIV/AIDS nursing case management within the global community
- HIV and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons
- Children and HIV prevention and management
- HIV in corrections facilities and the care of incarcerated patients
- Sex workers and the transmission of HIV
Table of Content
‘Contributors
Preface
Section I – HIV DISEASE: CORE ISSUES
Chapter 1The HIV Pandemic: History, Etiology, and Epidemiology
Felissa Lashley
Chapter 2HIV Screening, Testing and Counseling
Donna Gallagher
Chapter 3The Person with HIV Disease: Nursing Perspectives
Carl A. Kirton
Chapter 4Ethical and Legal Dimensions
Jerry Durham
Section II – PREVENTING, DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING HIV DISEASE
Chapter 5Prevention of HIV Infection in the 21st Century
Sande Gracia Jones and Carol A. (”Pat”) Patsdaughter
Chapter 6 Living With HIV/AIDS
David J. Sterken
Chapter 7The Medical Management of HIV Disease
James Luther Raper
Chapter 8Managing Symptoms in HIV Diseasev
Michael K. Klebert
Chapter 9HIV/AIDS Nursing Case Management within the Global Community
Deborah Gritzmacher and Richard Sowell
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About the author
Jerry D. Durham, Ph D, RN., FAAN, is Chancellor and Professor of Nursing at Allen College, Waterloo, Iowa.
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