Nurse practitioners in rural California and AIDS

A random sample of nurse practitioners located in the 26 rural counties of California were surveyed to assess their experience with HIV-positive patients. Of those selected, 70.5% participated; of those interviewed, 65.5% had seen a patient with HIV infection in the past 12 months. Of those providin...

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Published in:The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 39
Main Authors: Lewis, C E, Miramontes, H
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.05.1999
Subjects:
California
Data Collection
HIV Infections - nursing
Humans
Nurse Practitioners - statistics & numerical data
Rural Health Services - manpower
Workload
California
ISSN:1055-3290
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Summary:A random sample of nurse practitioners located in the 26 rural counties of California were surveyed to assess their experience with HIV-positive patients. Of those selected, 70.5% participated; of those interviewed, 65.5% had seen a patient with HIV infection in the past 12 months. Of those providing primary care, 85% had seen HIV-positive patients. Their specific practice activities ranged from simply assessing to making all critical decisions with regard to therapeutic regimes in consultation with AIDS experts. Their most frequent activities involved education and/or counseling and the provision of psychosocial support.
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ISSN:1055-3290
DOI:10.1016/S1055-3290(05)60118-5