Nursing care for patients with AIDS
- Contributor(s):
- Johnson, Glenice. Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.). Department of Nursing. Inservice Education. Emory Medical Television Network.
- Publication:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Emory Medical Television Network, 1983
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- nursing
- Abstract:
- In this 1983 lecture, Clinical Nurse Coordinator Glenice Johnson first defines the recently discovered disease acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), then gives statistics on its current rate of infection and the demographics of those affected. Next, she briefly details the components of the immune system and how it works normally compared to when it is compromised. Modes of transmission are then outlined, followed by a lengthy overview of the care of patients with AIDS that goes into more detail on all of these points. This includes both treatment of the patients and best practices for ensuring the health of hospital staff. After her presentation, Nurse Johnson a
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. |u https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ |5 DNLM (More information)
- Extent:
- 056 min.
- Color:
- Black and white and Color
- Sound:
- Sound
- Credits:
- Glenice Johnson.
- Technique:
- Other
- NLM Unique ID:
- 8400703A (See catalog record)
- OCLC no.:
- 31651958
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8400703A