title: The child with HIV in day care and school.
abstract: HIV-infected children attend day care programs and schools in communities throughout the United States. This article examines the care of these children in the school and child care environment. Legal issues of school access, confidentiality, and school policies are discussed. Specific health, developmental, psychosocial, and educational needs of infected children are presented along with the roles that the nurse can play, as advocate and care provider for the child and family, and as school/community resource and educator.
authors.affiliation: National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Larkin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012573:School Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012574:Schools; D014481:United States