POCKET GUIDE FOR HIV AND AIDS NURSING CARE

THIS TEXT FOR NURSES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, THE POCKET GUIDE FOR HIV AND AIDS NURSING CARE HAS BEEN WRITTEN AND DESIGNED FOR QUICK REFERENCE AND EASE OF ACCESS. THE TITLE OFFERS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH NURSING HIV AND AIDS PATIENTS, BOTH WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE AND HOME ENVIRONMENTS. THE TITLE ADOPTS A HOLISTIC APPROACH AND INCLUDES CHAPTERS ON HIV AND PREGNANCY, PAEDIATRIC MANAGEMENT, DEALING WITH OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY, AS WELL AS CHAPTERS ON COUNSELLING AND LIVING POSITIVELY WITH HIV AND AIDS. OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF THE TITLE - EXPLAINS CURRENT ISSUES REGARDING HIV AND AIDS IN TERMS OF NURSING CARE; PRESENTS THE MOST RECENT RESEARCH FOR MANAGING HIV IN PREGNANCY; DEVOTES A CHAPTER TO THE GROUP MOST AFFECTED BY HIV AND AIDS -- WOMEN; USES AN INTERACTIVE APPROACH SO THAT NURSES CAN EASILY PUT THE THEORY INTO PRACTISE.