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Older adults and HIV
Author(s) -
Moore Linda Weaver,
Amburgey Lisa Byron
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)62270-9
Subject(s) - perioperative , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , perioperative nursing , medicine , standard precautions , intensive care medicine , family medicine , infection control , surgery
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.