HIV and AIDS: A foundation for nursing and healthcare practice/
by
Pratt, Robert J
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BookPublisher: Malta: Bookpower; 2003Edition: 5th ed.Description: xi, 464p.: 25 cm.ISBN: 0340808772.Subject(s): | | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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KAMPALA UNIVERSITY NURSING SCHOOL General Section | RC606 .P73 2003 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | accessible | 1223 |
Includes index
CONTENTS
The evolution of a pandemic
Understanding the causes of AIDs- the biology of the virus
Retroviruses-the cause of AIDs
HIV transmission
Understanding immunology
Cellular pathogenesis and the journey towards AIDs
The clinical spectrum of HIV diseases
Tuberculosis and HIV disease
Viral hepatitis and HIV diseases
The impact of HIV infection on women
Preventing mother-to-child transmission
Children and HIV diseases
A strategy for infection control in nursing practice
preventing and managing occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens
The individualized care of patients with HIV diseases
Nutrition and HIV diseases
The nurse as a health educator
Understanding antiretroviral therapy
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy
Complementary and alternative approaches to care
HIV diseases in the industrially developing world
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