What teaching should the family members of an AIDS patient?
What teaching should the family members of an AIDS patient?
Protect Against Infections Don’t let friends or family members visit if they are sick. Wash your hands often. Use rubber gloves if there’s a chance you’ll touch bodily fluids or waste. Don’t share personal tools like toothbrushes, tweezers, or razors.
How do you think the family should behave towards the patient of AIDS?
Wash hands with soap and water before preparing food, before eating, and after using the toilet. This is to protect both the infected and uninfected family members – remember that a person living with HIV may have a weak immune system and therefore may be more likely to catch any type of infection from another person.
How can we help AIDS patients?
Set up organisations that bring together people living with HIV/AIDS to fight for change. Set up wellness programmes and medical treatment to help people keep their immune systems strong and fight opportunistic infections. Organise grants, food parcels and poverty alleviation projects to help families survive.
What should be included in patient education for HIV and AIDS?
1. Patient Education for HIV and AIDS Nenette Dusal, RN 2. • Indicate that patient could be a source of infection to others and should take actions to prevent transmission – no exchange of blood or body fluids• Encourage patient to disclose HIV status to: – sex partners – needle-sharing partners 3.
How can I take care of someone with HIV or AIDS?
To take good care of the person with HIV or AIDS, you may need to: ■Learn the basics, and more if possible, about HIV and AIDS. It is especially important for you to know how HIV is spread, and how it is NOT spread, but it will also be helpful to know what to expect as the disease progresses, and what is involved in various treatment regimens.
How should educational materials be written for patients and their families?
If family members will be the primary caregivers, educational materials should be written to meet their unique needs. Most health-related educational materials for non-professionals are written for patients. They describe what patients can do to cope with problems, but not what the family member can do to help the patient.
Where can I find a home care course for HIV/AIDS?
Public health departments, the local Red Cross/Red Crescent chapter and other state or local HIV/AIDS service organizations may be able to help you find a home care course. ■ With permission from the person you are caring for,talk with the doctor, nurse, social worker, case manager, and other health care workers who are also providing care.
