title: What every health care professional should know about AIDS.
abstract: As more and more clients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are encountered in health care agencies, it is important that the health care professional be well informed with current facts and information on treatment. Supportive care by the health professional is essential to assist the client in maintaining maximum quality of life and a sense of self-esteem and self-efficacy. It is important for the professional to be aware not only of the supportive care needed by clients but also of the safeguards necessary in such a high-risk profession.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shearer
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016527:Drug Costs; D014943:Global Health; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006266:Health Education; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012649:Self Concept; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors