The Person with AIDS: Nursing Perspectives - Hardcover

Durham, Jerry; Cohen, Felissa L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826156312 ISBN 13: 9780826156310

Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc, 1991

Synopsis

Durham and Lashley have responded to the dramatic changes in the HIV/AIDS pandemic with a thoroughly updated, revised and expanded new edition of their superlative text. With a strong new emphasis on prevention, promoting wellness and the management of symptoms, ""The Person With AIDS/HIV, 3rd Edition"" addresses the new reality for this population of experiencing better and longer lives. In addition, this new edition includes chapters on special concerns of women, children, ethnic minority populations, and Internet sites. This comprehensive text on HIV/AIDS is where the nursing care is: on the front lines of the battle.

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Review

It is both a pleasure and somewhat of a miracle to see a book as up to date and informative as this one...(The authors) have written a complete and definitive treatment of nursing care for patients infected with HIV disease, with a breadth from critical care to hospice care and a depth from pathophysiology to treatment. -- Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

From the Back Cover

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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 "

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0826156312
• ISBN 13: 9780826156310
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 441
• Editor: Durham Jerry D., Cohen Felissa L.