Special issue of JANAC summarizes 40 years of nursing science throughout the HIV epidemic
From the very beginning of the AIDS epidemic in 1981, nurses have been at the forefront of patient care, advocacy, and research.
But even in the age of antiretroviral therapy and pre-exposure prophylaxis, many challenges remain in reducing the impact of HIV and AIDS, according to the special May/June issue of
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC). The official journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, JANAC is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Assembling nine state of the science reviews invited from leading clinical scientists, the special issue of
JANAC is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Assembling nine state of the science reviews invited from leading clinical scientists, the special issue of
JANAC summarizes 40 years of nursing science throughout the HIV epidemic - highlighting lessons learned and the way forward in improving clinical care and quality of life for people living with HIV. The HIV epidemic has been shaped, for the better, by dedicated nurses, nurse practitioners, and midwives who have provided direct care, questioned the status quo, advocated for patients rights, taught the next generation of HIV clinicians, and advanced the science, according to an introduction by Editor-in-Chief Michael V. Relf, PhD, RN, AACRN, ANEF, FAAN and other members of the
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Two late-breaking studies presented at the Oncology Nursing Society virtual annual meeting tackled an issue common to many cancer survivors poor sleep.
In the first, researchers found that almost two-thirds of patients with gastrointestinal cancers who received chemotherapy had high levels of sleep disturbance, and that these patients were more likely to be younger, unmarried or unpartnered, have a higher comorbidity burden, and less likely to be physically active.
The study, led by Yufen Lin, MSN, RN, of Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, North Carolina, was part of a prospective longitudinal study of gastrointestinal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Participants included 405 patients from two comprehensive cancer centers, one VA hospital, and four community-based oncology programs.
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