title: Older adults and HIV.
abstract: As the number of older Americans grows, perioperative nurses increasingly will be called on to provide services to older adults infected with HIV. To provide quality patient care, perioperative nurses must understand the facts about HIV and aging individuals. Finally, perioperative nurses must realize the best defense against exposure to bloodborne pathogens (e.g., HIV) is compliance with standard precautions while caring for all patients, from newborns to older adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Xavier University, Cincinnati, USA.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Amburgey
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015984:Causality; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D015995:Prevalence; D013240:Stereotyping; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology