Creating a safe environment in the AIDS era.
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.
Hodges
L C
LC
University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Poteet
G W
GW
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