' Prevention With Positives' : Incorporating HIV Prevention Into Routine Care of Persons Living With HIV Infection.

摘要

It is the position of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care that: Routine screening for at-risk sexual and needle-sharing behavior by HIV-infected persons be incorporated into nursing assessments, regardless of perceived risk on the part of the nurse; Nursing plans of care for HIV-infected persons include ongoing provision of prevention messages, education regarding risk/harm reduction, and positive reinforcement of changes to safer behavior; and Nurses acquire updated training in evidence-based strategies to best assist HIV-infected patients to develop an individualized risk/harm reduction plan.