HIV/AIDS nursing secrets
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HIV/AIDS nursing secrets
（The secrets series / Charles M. Abernathy, series editor）
Hanley & Belfus, c2003
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"HIV/AIDS Nursing Secrets" is a comprehensive look at one of the leading health problems of our times. The question and answer format helps to clarify information that is necessary for anyone involved in the healthcare setting. The book contains a review of statistics and trends both nationally and globally, as well as legal and ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS. It presents in-depth discussions of topics such as diagnostic testing, the pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS, nutrition, opportunistic infections, co-infection with hepatitis C, and adherence. The special needs of vulnerable populations are also examined. "HIV/AIDS Nursing Secrets" is a book that can be used by anyone wanting clear answers to some very difficult questions. While the focus is on nurses, it is a useful resource for all health care providers, social workers, support personnel, and patients.
Table of Contents
HIV/AIDS Nursing Secrets Table of Contents: HIV/AIDS: ORIGINS AND TRENDS 1. Epidemiology 2. What Is Going on Inside? 3. Health and Psychosocial Assessment 4. Adherence to Treatment 5. Nursing Care of Patients with HIV/AIDS 6. Telephone Triage for People with HIV/AIDS: You Make the Call 7. Complementary Therapies 8. Postexposure Prophylaxis 9. Ethical and Legal Issues 10. HIV/AIDS and Spirituality COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM 11. Viral Hepatitis C 12. Opportunistic Infections 13. Neurologic Problems 14. Wasting Syndrome and Metabolic and Morphologic Complications 15. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV VULNERABLE POPULATIONS 16. Children and HIV/AIDS 17. Adolescents and HIV/AIDS 18. Women and HIV/AIDS 19. Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS 20. The Elderly and HIV/AIDS CULTURES AND SUBCULTURES 21. Injection Drug Users 22. Culturally Competent Care 23. HIV/AIDS Behind Bars 24. Severe Mental Illness
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