AIDS
A Strategy for Nursing Care
2nd Edition
Published on 1. July 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7131-4575-5 (ISBN)
Description
Dealing with the causes and effects of AIDS, this work provides nurses with the information necessary for planning health care strategies around the disease. It discusses the immunological background to the disease, its transmission and medical treatment. This edition offers further advice on the important aspects of discharge planning and community care, the neuropsychiatric manifestations of HIV infection, and caring for children with HIV infection.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7131-4575-5 (9780713145755)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The evovling epidemic; AIDS - the cause; the immunological background to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; the means of transmission; the presenting illnesses of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; caring for patients with neuropsychiatric manifestations of HIV infection; children with HIV infection; the rationale for strategic nursing care; the individualized care of patients with AIDS; nursing in special departments; discharge planning and community care; issues and the management of strategic nursing care; management of nursing care - "the riverside model"; the medical treatment of HIV infection.