Publisher's Synopsis
A two-time AJN Book-of-the-Year, the book presents comprehensive information on nursing care of patients with HIV infection and AIDS. It focuses heavily on AIDS in clinical practice, addressing adults, children, adolescents, IV-drug users, homosexuals, and clients of different ethnic/racial backgrounds. The book covers pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, medical care, drugs in use, and psychosocial and neuropsychiatric care. It deals with both treatment and health promotion within a case management perspective.
