Nurses and AIDS

Paper Summary:

This report describes a large community-based agency providing services to people with AIDS. The report focuses on the roles of registered nursing serving as both staff and volunteers in the agency. Specifically, the paper presents information about the agency obtained during an interview with a Registered Nurse (Ms. P) working as a volunteer. The final section of the report describes the resources available to the agency. Includes many interviews with patients and caregivers.

From the Paper:

"Since these early beginnings, APLA has grow to provide direct AIDS-related services to thousands of people yearly. These services include: a hotline; home health/assistance services; a wide variety of educational programs; a food voucher program plus a food pantry program providing groceries, technical assistance and financial support; a medical transportation program; legal and insurance counseling services; mental health counseling services; a dental program; and chemical dependency counseling. The agency also has a government affairs committee which actively works to advocate increased government assistance to people with AIDS. While APLA has a core staff, most of those working for the organization are volunteers."

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