a foundation for nursing and healthcare practice /
First Statement of Responsibility
Robert J. Pratt.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
5th ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
E. Arnold,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xv, 464 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The evolution of a pandemic -- Understanding the cause of AIDS, the biology of viruses -- Retroviruses : the cause of AIDS -- HIV transmission -- Understanding immunology -- Cellular pathogenesis and the journey towards AIDS -- The clinical spectrum of HIV disease -- Tuberculosis and HIV disease : a dangerous liaison -- HIV disease and the nervous system -- Viral hepatitis and HIV disease -- The impact of HIV infection on women -- Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission -- Children and HIV disease -- A strategy for infection control in nursing practice -- Preventing and managing occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens -- The individualized care of patients with HIV disease / Robert Pratt and Tim Stephens with Karen Gibson -- Nutrition and HIV disease -- Discharge planning and community care -- The nurse as a health educator -- Understanding antiretroviral therapy -- Adherence to antiretroviral therapy / Heather Loveday -- Complementary and alternative approaches to care / Nicola Robinson and Robert Pratt -- HIV disease in the industrially developing world / Carol Pellowe.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Now completely rewritten and updated, the fifth edition of this text provides a new understanding of the issues behind the epidemic. The dynamics of science driving patient outcomes, including epidemiology, retrovirology, immunology and pathogenesis, are clearly described and made accessible to provide a sound evidence base for making effective clinical practice decisions." "HIV & AIDS: A foundation for nursing and healthcare practice provides essential reading for all those involved in caring for patients with HIV infections and AIDS."--Jacket.