Document 1016
 DOCN  M94A1016
 TI    Nursing care for a HIV+ patient with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS).
 DT    9412
 AU    Koshimizu K; Hachimura K; Kabe K; Yonai M; Tabuchi J; Yokohama City
       Hospital, Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):228 (abstract no. PB0924). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371559
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To review the quality and quantity of nursing care for the
       first Japanese HIV+ patient with GBS. METHOD: Review and analysis of the
       nursing record for the 9 months with emphasis on the correlation between
       the nursing practice and the patient's morale. RESULTS: The 1st stage
       (1-3 months); the 51-year-old male patient was depressed and extremely
       weak, being totally dependent on the nurses, who were devoted and spent
       lots of time with him. The 2nd stage (4-6 m); some nurses got exhausted
       and questioned the treatment; the patient was frustrated because no
       recovery was apparent. The 3rd stage (7-9 m); he began to recover slowly
       but steadily. Nurses became confident about assisting him appropriately
       not only from the physical but also the mental side. CONCLUSION: At
       first, the nurses were too involved in the care of the patient, but it
       was mandatory to support a patient suffering the double shock of HIV and
       GBS. The nurses successfully took care of him as a team. The patient was
       put in the private room, enabling him to receive intensive care.
 DE    Case Report  Human  HIV Infections/COMPLICATIONS/*NURSING/PSYCHOLOGY
       Male  Polyradiculoneuritis/COMPLICATIONS/*NURSING/PSYCHOLOGY  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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