Nursing articles on HIV - Annotated Bibliography Example

? Nursing articles on HIV Nursing articles on HIV Boudreau, M. E., & Fisher, C. M. (July 01, 2012). Providing Effective Medical and Case Management Services to HIV-Infected Youth Preparing to Transition to Adult Care. Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care, 23, 4, 318-328. Boudreau and Fisher have divided their article concerning the field study on human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome into two different parts; each part focusing on different issues. For a research to take place it is necessary that a proper organized structure is developed which is then followed by the entire team. Likewise in nursing research it is of utmost importance that before beginning the research, a proper organized and systemized structure is designed so that it can aid and support the research process. The article discusses that exploratory field study is one of the most common and adopted methods by nurses because this study helps us to gain information and study from real life circumstances. The study that has been explained in the article was conducted to find out the issues and problems that people living in New York having human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome have to suffer and deal with. The study was only restricted to those patients who were under home care. The article gives an entire analysis of the study and what has been concluded from the study. The article is very informative as it gives detailed information about the nursing research method of study i.e. exploratory field study. The article explains the entire process of initiating and conducting this research and then analyzing and deducing results from the data that is collected through the research. The part 1 of this entire article focusses on the nursing methods that can be employed and then discusses an actual real life research conducted on people suffering from human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome and are under home care. The other part discusses the results and deductions of the research. Ridgers, H. (January 01, 2010). HIV: the coming of age. An overview of nursing older people with HIV. HIV Nursing, 10, 1, 4-7. In this article Ridgers discusses that as perceived human immunodeficiency virus can only be present in a young person, is a wrong perception. In this article he has discussed in detail that not human immunodeficiency virus is a virus that can be present not only in young people but is increasingly being present in older aged people. In this article a research has been shown which states that HIV positive cases in people over fifty years are dangerously raising and this particular trend have been extensively observed in UK and US. As human immunodeficiency virus is increasing in older aged people it is giving birth to a new challenge in the field of health care for nurses. It is definitely an extremely difficult task to handle aged patients. Through a research conducted in UK it has been concluded that nurses are facing an extremely difficult time handling the aged patients. The article then discusses that although it is a challenging task to handle aged patients but it is necessary that nurses must be trained such that they can handle all sorts of cases and provide every patient with high quality care, attention and devotion. Nurses cannot neglect any patient or pay less attention towards any patient. It is her duty to pay equal and high quality care and attention towards each and every patient. In the article it has been clearly mentioned, the age of people who are referred to as aged. The article also explains that aged people are morally weak and they need more attention and care and it is the duty of nurses to provide them with such care. He has concluded by mentioning new researches that are being carried out for HIV patients and that more awareness needs to be created in nurses regarding health care roles. Walsh, E. C., Horvath, K. J., Fisher, H., & Courtenay-Quirk, C. (January 01, 2012). The Experiences, Needs, and Internet Use of Women Recently Diagnosed With HIV. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care: Janac, 23, 4, 329-38. In this article Walsh, Horvath, Fisher and Courtenay-Quirk has raised and thrown light on an issue that is overwhelmingly increasing in people of all ages. This issue is the human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome which is an incurable disease and is increasing devastatingly. Human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome are becoming an epidemic in most parts of the world. The articles discusses that through research it has been observed that in countries where the cases of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome were minimal in the past years, now are a place of rapidly increasing cases of HIV/ AIDS and in those countries where the cases of HIV/ AIDS were already high, human immunodeficiency virus have become an epidemic in those areas. The article is a very useful piece of information as it presents all research and conclusions through statistical data. The article also presents facts and data by covering each and every region separately and gives all the data regarding that region in figures. Knapp, H., Feld, J. E., Hoang, T., Goetz, M. B., & Anaya, H. D. (December 01, 2011). Launching nurse-initiated HIV rapid testing in veterans affairs primary care: A comprehensive overview of a self-sustaining implementation. International Journal of Std and Aids, 22, 12, 734-737. In this article the authors have discussed about a research on HIV that has been carried for over a period of one year. Initially a pilot study was carried out and the results that were obtained were then used to carry out a complete research. The research was carried out on a Veteran’s Affairs outpatient clinic to carry out HIV rapid testing (RT). The research would be carried out for over a period of one year and then there would be an assessment of triumph and sustainability for this intervention. The article discusses the entire course of one year over which the intervention for HIV rapid testing was made. Certain modifications were made in the policy so as to help the nurses to properly manage, interfere, and ink out the results of HIV rapid testing. The article concludes by presenting the results and achievements of this research. The nurses were not only able to speed up HIV rapid testing but also increase the HIV testing rates throughout the entire place. Hester, E. K. (January 01, 2012). HIV medications: an update and review of metabolic complications. Nutrition in Clinical Practice: Official Publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 27, 1, 51-64. Human immunodeficiency virus patients have to face many hardships in their life. The ultimate result of facing all the hardships is anxiety. Anxiety is a very common issue in all HIV patients. The patients are very disturbed and frustrated and can sometimes even become violent. It is very necessary that these patients are taken care of in a way that their stress is released and they are provided with comfort so that they do not lose their mind. The nurses that care of the human immunodeficiency virus patients must be very patient and calm. The article then talks in detail about the Dorethea Orem’s Nursing theory which explains the entire structure that is to be followed for gaging, considering, and developing a proper system to manage the anxiety of an HIV patient by the nurses. The article describes the conditions and symptoms of anxiety and how a patient would behave, when in the state of anxiety. It also explains to the nurses the ways that can be adopted by them when they are to handle HIV patients suffering from anxiety; the different methodologies, medicines and techniques that can be used by nurses are also explained in detail. Monyatsi, G., Mullan, P. C., Phelps, B. R., Tolle, M. A., Machine, E. M., Gennari, F. F., Makosky, J., Anabwani, G. M. (January 01, 2012). HIV management by nurse prescribers compared with doctors at a paediatric center in Gaborone, Botswana: original article. South African Medical Journal, 102, 1, 34-37. In this article the number of affected cases of human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome has been mentioned according to the region, race and age of the people. The article is very informative as it has mentioned complete statistical data of the HIV patients all over the world. The data that has been mentioned has been written after complete and authentic research. According to the article the largest population that has been affected are the whites in all parts of the world, except for in Mid Atlantic and Northeast where the African Americans form the majority of people suffering from human immunodeficiency virus. The article also mentions that the age group of the majority people that are affected, range from 20 to 49 years. The article also mentions the reasons due to which human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome is rapidly spreading among the people. The article presents the reasons of this increase in a very systematic manner i.e. separate reasons have been mentioned for separate groups of people. The article also mentions the parts of the community in which this disease is originates and then spreads onwards. The article is concluded by mentioning that the rapid increase in HIV cases must be controlled and the only way through which this can be controlled is prevention. It has become a necessity that this epidemic be controlled before it becomes a dangerous issue. Gagnon, M. (January 01, 2012). Toward a critical response to HIV criminalization: remarks on advocacy and social justice. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care: Janac, 23, 1.) This article is about a research that is conducted in people suffering from human immunodeficiency virus. The research was conducted on a total of 420 patients suffering from human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome and was getting treatment from a clinic. The people were majorly Hispanic and most of them were men, the average age of the people selected was 39 years. The research was conducted in order to determine the relation between the patient, his social and cultural life. Stress conditions, depression, level of spiritual practices, self-transcendences in human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients were all studied in the research. The article explains in detail each topic of research and then also mentions in details the results and the conclusions distinctively for each research topic. The article is extremely informative and enlightening as it expresses all the details of the research in a very precise, systematic and organized manner. The article also discusses that nurses play an important role in improving the conditions of patients suffering from human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The article is concluded by mentioning the results and assessment of the research carried out and that in the near future when further research is conducted it must be made sure that research tools are according to the population that is under consideration. O'Byrne, P. (January 01, 2012). HIV prevention in the context of care: HIV testing and public health practice. Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), 29, 2.) The article discusses certain legal issues and policies that are in reference to human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome illness. The article is a very detailed study about the laws and health regulation in the US. Laws are made and designed for each and every aspect and issue that can arise. Laws and regulations are also designed and must be followed while diagnosing and treating a patient suffering from human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The article also discusses laws that are present for those who deliberately perform certain actions through which human immunodeficiency virus can be transferred or transmitted to other people. Such people who transmit acquired immune deficiency syndrome knowingly to the other person can be imprisoned under criminal law. Those people who engage themselves in actions through which human immunodeficiency virus can be transmitted are also liable to get imprisoned under criminal law. Laws also exist against those people who create discrimination among those people who are suffering from human immunodeficiency virus. The article is a very detailed study on all the laws relevant to human immunodeficiency virus. Vance, D. E., Childs, G., Moneyham, L., & Mckie-Bell, P. (November 05, 2009). Successful aging with HIV: A brief overview for nursing. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 35, 9, 19-25. In this article it is discussed that human immunodeficiency virus is increasing in people of older age. A research has been mentioned in this article that approximately 20% to 25% of the total population of the human immunodeficiency virus is people of ages above 49 years. The author has mentioned his view in this article that it is expected that the human immunodeficiency virus infection will continue to rise among the people of older age. Hence it is of utmost importance that certain steps are taken to make the life of these old people easy and comfortable. Certain facilities must be provided to the old patients so that they can spend the rest of their life with ease. The article then discusses the problems and issues that are generally faced by the aged patients. The article clearly mentions in details all the problems that are faced. Each issue has been elaborately explained and the article also presents the solutions and remedies that can be employed to handle the issue that are faced by the aged patients. The main aim of the article is to make sure and present techniques that can aid in a happy and successful future life for the aged patients. The article then presents certain perceptions for the nurses to take care of the aging patients and provide them with quality health care. Lee, K. A., Gay, C., Portillo, C. J., Coggins, T., Davis, H., Pullinger, C. R., & Aouizerat, B. E. (January 01, 2012). Types of sleep problems in adults living with HIV/AIDS. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine: Jcsm: Official Publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 8, 1, 67-75. The article deals with the topic of human immunodeficiency virus present in children. The author in this article present views and ideas about the methodologies that can be employed in providing a better life to the children suffering from human immunodeficiency virus. The article is about a research that was conducted in the families and doctors of the children having human immunodeficiency virus. A total of 47 families were used for the research and a questionnaire was designed and given to the doctors, nurses, family members of the infected child and to the child himself. The research was conducted in France. The article then discusses the results of the research conducted and presents the information about the social and moral issues that the infected child and his family have to suffer. The article suggests that the information obtained through research would be useful in developing the psychological care structure. The same survey was again conducted after a certain period of time with simplified questions in order to check the understanding of the research with time. The authors have mentioned the complete research procedure acquired; each and every step of the procedure is clearly mentioned and the authors hope that research teams would consider this research method and carry out this method in any of their research project. Read More