Nursing care plans for people with HIV/AIDS: confusion or consensus?

Examination of four standardized nursing care plans for people with AIDS (PWAs) from four agencies with extensive experience with caring for PWAs revealed that there is little agreement about the nursing care problems of PWAs. Differences in language, conceptual clarity, and level of complexity rela...

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Published inJournal of advanced nursing Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 257
Main Authors Holzemer, W L, Henry, S B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.1991
Subjects
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - nursing
Community Health Centers
Hospitals, Private
Hospitals, Public
Humans
Nursing Diagnosis
Nursing Evaluation Research
Patient Care Planning - standards
Public Health Nursing
Quality Assurance, Health Care
San Francisco
San Francisco
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Summary:Examination of four standardized nursing care plans for people with AIDS (PWAs) from four agencies with extensive experience with caring for PWAs revealed that there is little agreement about the nursing care problems of PWAs. Differences in language, conceptual clarity, and level of complexity related to problem identification have implications for nursing practice, quality assurance and research. Without consensus about patient problems, it is impossible to communicate effectively about nursing care problems for PWAs. Research is needed to validate patient problems that can serve as the basis for standards of care and provide guidance for nurses inexperienced in caring for PWAs.
ISSN:0309-2402
1365-2648
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2648.1991.tb01647.x