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"With the rise of AIDS epidemic, hospice units and care centers play an important role in the care of terminally ill AIDS patients. ""AIDS and the Hospice Community"" documents facts and discusses concerns in current AIDS hospice care. It presents commentary on AIDS perceptions held in the United States and describes research projects and findings that detail these and other barriers to AIDS hospice care. This book gives examples of hospices that have entered into AIDS patient care and shows that such programs can be extremely successful for everyone involved. By describing successful programs and barriers that still need to be overcome, it helps agency administrators plan AIDS policies and programs and promotes further research by identifying specific areas in need of study. ""AIDS and the Hospice Community"" discusses all aspects of AIDS and hospice care, including AIDS in prisons and rural areas, eligibility criteria, variations in the normal grieving process when the bereavement is a death from AIDS, and the great need for education to dispel myths and misconceptions about AIDS. Chapters also explore reasons hospices are often hesitant to take on AIDS patients, such as confusion and fear of transmission of the disease, the social stigma, financial considerations, and the severity of personal and professional demands on caregivers. All professionals involved in AIDS care, especially in hospice settings, including clinicians, managers, educators, planners, and policymakers should become aware of the specific challenges they face in providing AIDS care and discover ways to successfully meet these challenges."

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Author:   Madalon O'Rawe Amenta ,  Claire Tehan ,  Madalon O'Rawe Amenta (Associate Professor of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, McKeesport Campus, USA) ,  Madalon O'Rawe Amenta (Associate Professor of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, McKeesport Campus, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.448kg
ISBN:  

9781560241843

ISBN 10:   1560241845
Pages:   197
Publication Date:   29 October 1991
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Contents Preface Some Notes on the Impact of Treating AIDS Patients in Hospices The Staging and Monitoring by Primary Care Providers of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections Issues in the Current Treatment of Hospice Patients with HIV Disease The Cost of Caring for Patients with HIV Infection in Hospice A Comparison of the Psychosocial Needs of Hospice Patients with AIDS and Those with Other Diagnosis Family Adaptation to AIDS: A Comparative Study Volunteers Under Threat: AIDS Hospice Volunteers Compared to Volunteers in a Traditional Hospice AIDS: Experiences and Attitudes of Nurses from Rural Communities in Pennsylvania and New York Dying in Prison: Sociocultural and Psychosocial Dynamics Grieving a Loss from AIDS AIDS in the Workplace: Implications for Hospice Programs Useful HIV Disease Multimedia Resources for Hospices Index

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