title: Creating a safe environment in the AIDS era.
abstract: This article discusses concerns related to neuroscience nursing practice in the wake of the AIDS epidemic. Safety issues in the workplace and recommendations for creating a safe environment according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines are delineated. Legal considerations from the patient's and nurse's perspectives are also addressed.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Poteet
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D012307:Risk Factors