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신공범 ( Shin Kong-Bum ) - 미국 Akron대학
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Abstract
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This article presents a brief overview of the major information which is necessary to understand HIV infection and AIDS. Behaviors such as risky sexual contacts and intravenous drug use continue to be the major source of HIV acquisition and transmission. Prevention continues to hinge on education for behavioral change, safe sexual contacts, screening of blood donations and changing indication for blood transfusion.
Medical and scientific advancement have improved th quality of life for some infected persons and hold promise in the future for an effective vaccine for possible cure. Health-care givers, especially nurses, have the primary responsibility of providing cornfort and care of those living with HIV /AIDS.
This responsibility to care provides nurses a "privileged place" in the epidemic and the same time challenges all health-care workers to examine their own motivations to care ; to confront sometimes discomforting attitudes and behaviors in themselves and their colleagues : and to encourage safe and responsible professional practice.
The HIV infection, AIDS problems, and issues are discussed in this paper to assist nurses challenge and assume leadership roles as practitioners, managers, educators, and participants in policy shaping. As the face of the epidemic shifts in the years to come, nursing´s proactive approach needs to change in order to meet new challenges and responses to individuals, family, and community needs.
Nurses must not only continue to assume their legitimate roles as knowledgeable, compassionate, and effective care providers, but also become fuller participant in HIV/AIDS policy developments that ultimately influence the lives4of all.
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KeyWords
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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