ABSTRACT

HIV & AIDS: A Foundation for Nursing and Health Care Practice is based on an enhanced needs-based model of nursing, providing a comprehensive reference to the entire spectrum of HIV disease for nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals. Now completely re-written and updated, the 5th edition of this highly successful text provides a ne

chapter 1|14 pages

The evolution of a pandemic

chapter 3|11 pages

Retroviruses – the cause of AIDS

chapter 4|11 pages

HIV transmission

chapter 5|25 pages

Understanding immunology

chapter 7|43 pages

The clinical spectrum of HIV disease

chapter 9|21 pages

HIV disease and the nervous system

chapter 10|16 pages

Viral hepatitis and HIV disease

chapter 11|16 pages

The impact of HIV infection on women

chapter 12|16 pages

Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission

chapter 13|16 pages

Children and HIV disease

chapter 17|18 pages

Nutrition and HIV disease

chapter 18|15 pages

Discharge planning and community care

chapter 19|10 pages

The nurse as a health educator

chapter 20|18 pages

Understanding antiretroviral therapy

chapter 21|14 pages

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy