title: Drug use and HIV: healthcare provider perspectives.
abstract: Attitudes about drug use, including nicotine and alcohol, shape the caregiving potential of the nurse/client relationship. Sometimes these attitudes enhance care provision; often the attitudes close doors to ways of working together. The author presents an overview of drug use, including healthcare providers' perspectives of the problem. Areas of positive interaction that can benefit patients and family are highlighted, and content essential to the client's overall wellbeing is presented for incorporation into nursing approaches.
authors.affiliation: Faculty Development Program in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Education, Division of Nursing, New York University, New York City.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Naegle
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States