Hiv/Aids: A Guide to Primary Care [Paperback]

Peter J. Ungvarski MS RN ACRN FAAN (Author), Jacquelyn Haak Flaskerud PhD RN FAAN (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0721673228 | ISBN-13: 978-0721673226 | Edition: 4

This 1998 AJN Book of the Year provides an interdisciplinary case management approach to the care of people living with HIV/AIDS. You'll find complete coverage of health promotion and disease prevention; clinical manifestations and management approaches for patients of all ages; maternal/child concerns; psychosocial and psychiatric issues; needs of special populations; cultural and spiritual issues; pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, alternative, and complementary therapies; legal and ethical concerns; nursing care in community, home, institutional, long-term, residential, and hospice settings; and the overall effectiveness of today's health care system in meeting AIDS patients' needs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 4 edition (January 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721673228
• ISBN-13: 978-0721673226
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,460,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Basics of Treating HIV/AIDS Clients, November 8, 2000

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"markrosern" (Omaha, NE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hiv/Aids: A Guide to Primary Care (Paperback)

This is the book that every nurse that is caring for HIV/AIDS clients should have as their foundation resource. Peter Ungvarski has brought together an outstanding group of contributors to make this a "bible" for the practitioner that is a novice to the practitioner that is an expert.

The text is truly all inclusive, in my opinion. It covers all aspects of aging from infancy to older adult. It delves into the world of the psychosocial and neuropsychiatric dysfunctions. And, Mr. Ungvarski and his contributors delve into the needs of special populations, i.e., men who have sex with men, older adults, injecting drug users, transgendered/transsexual persons, and commercial sex workers to name a few.

Mr. Ungvarski and his contributors go on to discuss alternative and complementary therapies and the issues that arise with implementing these therapies. They discuss the issues of culture and ethnicity and how it relates to HIV/AIDS. And, they discuss legal and ethical issues and how they play a role in the world surround HIV/AIDS.

As a practitioner, this is the foundation I use. I highly recommend it as the resource for HIV/AIDS!