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| Name: |
AIDS
Care Nurse |
| Description: |
Responds
to the physical, psychological, spiritual, and
social concerns of patients with AIDS; cares for
chronically ill and dying with numerous clinical
manifestations |
| Diagnoses: |
HIV/AIDS/ARC |
| Practice
roles: |
Staff,
clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner,
nurse manager |
| Characteristics: |
Patient
care and relationships, autonomy and
independence, making a difference, teaching,
variety of nursing duties |
| Client
age group: |
Young
and aging adults, children, and infants |
| Drawbacks: |
Patient
grief and difficult contacts, stress, job
pressure, conflict with bureaucracy, excessive
workload and paperwork, physical demands, safety
hazards |
| Desirable
skills: |
People
skills and coping with death, stress management,
openness to cultural and lifestyle diversity |
| Education: |
RN
with AD, Diploma, or BSN (preferred) |
| Employers: |
Hospitals,
hospice, home health, community, and long-term
care agencies |
| Certification: |
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| Associations: |
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| Publications: |
| Journal
of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care |
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| ANACdotes
Newsletter |
| 202-462-1038 |
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