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HIV Care - A Comprehensive Handbook for Providers (Hardcover)
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HIV Care - A Comprehensive Handbook for Providers (Hardcover)
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The treatment of HIV is perhaps the most demanding and complex
aspect of work for today's health care provider. Often the first
decision providers and patients make is whether or not to test for
the virus; this is only the first in a series of involved--and
often troubling--decisions confronting both provider and patient.
HIV Care considers many of the diverse elements affecting and
affected by this illness, from its physical and neuropsychological
manifestations to its legal and financial implications. Addressing
concerns about HIV testing, the authors introduce a practical risk
assessment tool and discuss some of the subjects and approaches
germane to pre- and posttest counseling. Medical management is
surveyed, exploring not only traditional therapies but experimental
and complementary ones such as acupuncture, exercise, and diet. The
psychological, psychosocial, and spiritual impacts of HIV are also
considered, often generating conflicting perspectives. Finally,
pragmatic issues including housing and home care, financial
assistance, and legal issues pertaining to the counseling of
HIV-positive patients are presented. Appendixes record laws related
to HIV by state, catalog available legal assistance, and list state
and national resources for HIV patients. Offering a thorough look
at the most recent developments in HIV treatment, this handbook
will serve as a powerful reference guide for practitioners in
primary care, nursing, and public health, or anyone working with
HIV patients. "The authors have compiled an extremely useful and
easy-to-use handbook that should be on the desk of all primary care
providers who treat HIV-positive individuals. Of particular
interest are the legal issues where the state laws for each state
are outlined concerning reporting, informed consent,
confidentiality, affirmative duty to disclose, quarantine,
mandatory testing, and transmission crime. This is a highly
recommended book for all medical, public, and academic libraries;
but especially for the professional primary care provider. It
answers many questions for those who have not had the years of
experience of dealing with HIV-positive patients." --AIDS Book
Review Journal
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