Children with HIV becoming adolescents: caring for long-term survivors.
As children infected with HIV live longer, pediatric nurses who care for these patients need to be familiar with adolescent development and to anticipate physiologic and behavioral changes that will occur in this population. Concerns regarding confidentiality, autonomy, medication needs and compliance may become paramount. Learning how to interview adolescents and becoming comfortable with adolescent sexuality issues will enhance the patient-provider relationship.
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D000293:Adolescent / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D017741:Survivors