Author:

Leana Uys
Sue Cameron

Date of publication:

2003

Published by:

Oxford University Press
Southern Africa

ARC Catalog Number:

HC4.432.U9

Description:

Home-based care is likely to become the dominant form of AIDS care in South Africa. This is one of the first textbooks to address the needs of anyone intending to establish a home-based care programme as well as students, volunteers, and practicing nurses working in home-based care.

Comprehensive and holistic coverage of HIV issues enable providers to feel confident at all stages of the home-based care process.

Clear and sensitive guidelines on patient care in under-resources circumstances prepare nurses and others to setup home-based care environments in any setting.

Sections on self-awareness and self-care enable community caregivers to stay physically and psychologically healthy despite the pressure of their work.