Document 0318
 DOCN  M9590318
 TI    Nursing care standards for people with HIV/AIDS.
 DT    9509
 AU    Paterson B; Hawkins A; Oncology & Cell Biology Institute, St Vincent's
       Hospital Ltd.,; Darlinghurst.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1994 Nov 3-6;6:183 (unnumbered
       abstract). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM6/95291781
 AB    A Commonwealth AIDS Workforce Information, Standards and Exchange
       (CAWISE) Program grant was obtained to develop a resource manual for
       nurses to assist with the management of people with severe HIV
       disease/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Upon review of the
       literature the formulation of nursing care standards was seen as an
       appropriate framework for developing a manual that would provide
       information to assist in formulating a plan of nursing management. This
       framework also enables a systematic monitoring and evaluation of that
       care against predefined, documented criteria. Twenty five standards have
       been developed, encompassing total care activities/interventions.
       Whenever possible the standards have been developed using a patient
       focus and each has an expected client outcome. The processes for
       achieving outcomes are listed. Rationale and references are provided for
       each standards, where applicable. Appendices include a sample evaluation
       form which may be used to evaluate nursing care. Users of the manual are
       advised to adapt these standards for their own environment as they have
       been developed in a centre which provides highly specialised care. A
       shortcoming of the manual is that standards have not been developed for
       paediatric or obstetric management. The challenge for developing these
       has been left to those nurse with this specific expertise. Copies of the
       manual are currently available free of charge from the authors.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*NURSING  Adult  Child  Female  Human
       HIV Infections/*NURSING  Infant, Newborn  Manuals  Nursing Assessment
       Patient Care Planning  Pregnancy  MEETING ABSTRACT

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