title: Psychiatric nurses' needs for AIDS information.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify 1) the needs of psychiatric nurses for information on AIDS; 2) the groups to whom they provide AIDS education, counseling, and referrals; and 3) their preferred resources for AIDS information. A national survey of 233 psychiatric nurses was conducted. The most important areas of need for AIDS information were psychosocial aspects of the care of AIDS patients, families, and healthcare workers; the assessment of AIDS symptoms; and management of psychiatric complications. The nurses provided education and counseling to a wide variety of transmission groups, community groups, and healthcare workers. They preferred continuing education conferences, journals, and popular print and visual media as resources for AIDS information.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Flaskerud
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*