The Person With HIV/AIDS: Nursing Perspectives, 3rd Edition

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Springer Publishing Company, 2000 - 597 pages
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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
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From inside the book

 

Contents

The Pathogenesis of HIV Infection
75
Preventing HIV Infection
97
Promoting Wellness in Persons with HIV Infection
139
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Other editions - View all

The Person with HIV/AIDS: Nursing Perspectives, Fourth Edition
Felissa R. Lashley,Jerry D. Durham PhD, RN, FAAN
Limited preview - 2009
The Person With HIV/AIDS: Nursing Perspectives, 3rd Edition
Jerry D. Durham,Felissa R. Lashley
Snippet view - 2000

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2000)

Felissa R. Lashley, PhD, RN, FABMGG, is former dean and professor at the College of Nursing at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Prior to that, she was a dean and professor at the Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville and a clinical professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University--Springfield. She is the first nurse to be certified as a PhD medical geneticist by the American Board of Medical Genetics, and is a founding fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics. She began her practice of genetic evaluation and counseling in 1973.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Person With HIV/AIDS: Nursing Perspectives, 3rd Edition
AuthorsJerry D. Durham, Felissa R. Lashley
EditorsJerry D. Durham, Felissa R. Lashley
Edition3, illustrated
PublisherSpringer Publishing Company, 2000
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized7 Aug 2008
ISBN0826112935, 9780826112934
Length597 pages
  
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