Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care articles from May 1997

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care archives from May 1997

Is it better to inhale? An examination of the medical use of marijuana controversy in United States.(Editorial)
May 1, 1997... Shortly after we discussed the need for this editorial, Jerome Kassirer (1997) spoke out in The New England Journal of Medicine in favor of physicians determining the medical use of marijuana. Two issues were paramount in his editorial: the...

HIV plasma viral load in the clinical setting: measurements and interpretation.
May 1, 1997... Key words: Viral load, HIV disease progression It is now apparent that HIV infection is associated with massive virus production and target cell turnover across all stages of infection. Even during periods of clinical latency,...

Definition and scope, epidemiology, and pathophysiology. (Malnutrition Associated with HIV/AIDS, part 1)
May 1, 1997... A documented association exists between nutritional status and immunologic function, development, and outcome of infectious processes, and treatment-related toxicity and vital organ function. In persons with AIDS, nutritional deficits...

Helping others: a response to HIV disease.
May 1, 1997... Previous research supports that helping behaviors can be as beneficial to the person providing the help as to the recipient. Ten individuals infected with HIV describe how helping others became an important strategy in helping them live with...

Implementing a multidisciplinary HIV Diarrhea Critical Pathway in the acute care setting.
May 1, 1997... Clinical pathways are the new strategy for managing hospital length of stay and cost in the changing, dollar-driven arena of health care. For patients with AIDS, HIV-related diarrhea is a potential source of increased morbidity that results...

Global issues in HIV/AIDS in children: an interview with Michael Gibbons. (of Save the Children)(Interview)
May 1, 1997... I conducted the following interview with Mr. Michael Gibbons, a staff member for Save the Children, a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization with programs for children in 25 countries worldwide. Mr. Gibbons has been an education and...

Needs assessment of caregivers of people with HIV/AIDS.
May 1, 1997... This descriptive study assessed 34 caregivers of people with HIV/AIDS to learn their perceived needs, concerns, and use of services. Results indicated the most common health problems of the care recipient were fatigue and weight loss; care...

Should complex medication regimens be prescribed to people with a low probability of compliance? (Ethical Dilemmas in HIV/AIDS Care) (the pro and con responses are provided)
May 1, 1997... Allocation of Scarce Resources: Protease Inhibitors Case Study Ms. H. is a 35-year-old female who has a diagnosis of AIDS. She is seen in the emergency department of a local hospital in respiratory distress with an acute...