The Person with HIV/AIDS: Nursing Perspectives - Hardcover

9780826112934: The Person with HIV/AIDS: Nursing Perspectives

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826112935 ISBN 13: 9780826112934

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2000

On the second edition: "It is both a pleasure and somewhat of a miracle to see a book as up to date and informative as this one...(The authors) have written a complete and definitive treatment of nursing care for patients infected with HIV disease, with a breadth from critical care to hospice care and a depth from pathophysiology to treatment."
--Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Durham and Lashley have responded to the dramatic changes in the HIV/AIDS pandemic with a thoroughly updated, revised and expanded new edition of their superlative text.

With a strong new emphasis on prevention, promoting wellness and the mangement of symptoms, THE PERSON WITH AIDS/HIV, 3rd Edition addresses the new reality for this population of experiencing better and longer lives. In addition, this new edition includes chapters on special concerns of women, children, ethnic minority populations, and internet sites.

This comprehensive text on HIV/AIDS is where the nursing care is: on the front lines of the battle.

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About the Author:

Felissa R. Lashley, PhD, RN, FABMGG, is former dean and professor at the College of Nursing at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Prior to that, she was a dean and professor at the Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville and a clinical professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University—Springfield. She is the first nurse to be certified as a PhD medical geneticist by the American Board of Medical Genetics, and is a founding fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics. She began her practice of genetic evaluation and counseling in 1973.

Review:

"With a strong new emphasis on prevention, promoting wellness, and management of symptoms, this book addresses new opportunities... so that they can experience better and longer lives."--Doody Enterprises, Inc.

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