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Caring for AIDS patients: A hospice nurse's perspective

Hospice Home Care Department South Hills Health System Home Health Agency South Hills Family Hospice, Inc Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dolores McQuaid, RN

Hospice Home Care Department South Hills Health System Home Health Agency South Hills Family Hospice, Inc Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The authors of this article provide a summary of the hospice perspective. The director speaks to the need to revise admission criteria and staff education to meet the terminal needs of the AIDS patient. The nurse describes the expected demands placed on staff and how she coped.

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 3, No. 3, 64-67 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/108482239100300309


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