title: Parents as caregivers: when a son has AIDS.
abstract: 1. Factors to consider in parental reactions to children with AIDS are the unique relationship of each family member to the affected individual; the difference of the parent's reaction compared with other family members; and the roles that the person with AIDS plays in each individual's life. 2. The debilitation caused by AIDS often leads to regression to earlier developmental stages; parents are confronted with a need to once again provide basic support as they work to attain completion of their own psychosocial tasks. 3. Caring for patients with AIDS presents profound challenges to nursing; nurses must carefully schedule breaks and vacations so that this does not become the focus of all their attention.
authors.affiliation: RN/BSN program, Catholic University of America.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bernier
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012380:Role; D013240:Stereotyping