Open AccessImproving Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS Palliative Care in Critical Care
Author(s) -
Jami S Brown,
Colleen Halupa
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
dimensions of critical care nursing
Language(s) - Romanian
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.469
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1538-8646
pISSN - 0730-4625
DOI - 10.1097/dcc.0000000000000119
Subject(s) - palliative care , medicine , nursing , competence (human resources) , critical care nursing , family medicine , psychology , health care , social psychology , economics , economic growth
Critical care nurses provide palliative care to many patients; often, this includes the patient diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS. Ongoing education about both palliative care and this complex diagnosis prepares the nurse to provide compassion and informed care.