HIV and AIDS : a foundation for nursing and healthcare practice /: a foundation for nursing and healthcare practice. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: HIV & AIDS
• Further Information: Note: Robert J. Pratt.
• Other Names: Pratt, Robert J; Pratt, Robert J
• Contents: Introduction; 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
• Edition: 5th ed
• Publisher Details: London : E. Arnold
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 464 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 362.1/969792; AIDS (Disease) -- Nursing; HIV infections -- Nursing; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- nursing; HIV Infections -- nursing; Sida -- Soins infirmiers; Infections à VIH -- Soins infirmiers; MEDICAL -- AIDS & HIV; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- AIDS & HIV; AIDS (Disease) -- Nursing; HIV infections -- Nursing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781444113976; 1444113976
• Related ISBNs: 0340706392; 9780340706398
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.