TY - JOUR
T1 - Care of HIV-risk infants
T2 - Nursing outreach by PNPs
AU - Butz, Arlene M.
AU - Stephenson, Helen
AU - Hutton, Nancy
AU - Joyner, Mary
AU - Vogelhut, Judy
N1 - Funding Information:
for this project was provided by the National Center for Nursing National institutes of Health Grant number NR02069.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - In this prospective study, HIV-risk infants (infants born to women with a history of intravenous drug use, prostitution, or who is a sexual partner of an intravenous drug user) were followed during home visits by a pediatric nurse practitioner. Analysis of home visit records indicated that significant medical problems were detected in one out of every 12 visits, requiring referral of the infant for immediate medical attention. The most frequent problems/ maternal concerns encountered during the home visits were infectious disease symptoms and skin conditions. The type of problems/ maternal concerns did not differ by infant HIV status. With an increase in incidence of HIV infection in children, outreach by specialized nurses including PNPs is necessary to provide the intensive medical services required by these children.
AB - In this prospective study, HIV-risk infants (infants born to women with a history of intravenous drug use, prostitution, or who is a sexual partner of an intravenous drug user) were followed during home visits by a pediatric nurse practitioner. Analysis of home visit records indicated that significant medical problems were detected in one out of every 12 visits, requiring referral of the infant for immediate medical attention. The most frequent problems/ maternal concerns encountered during the home visits were infectious disease symptoms and skin conditions. The type of problems/ maternal concerns did not differ by infant HIV status. With an increase in incidence of HIV infection in children, outreach by specialized nurses including PNPs is necessary to provide the intensive medical services required by these children.
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U2 - 10.1016/0891-5245(92)90141-P
DO - 10.1016/0891-5245(92)90141-P
M3 - Article
C2 - 1597818
AN - SCOPUS:0026863887
SN - 0891-5245
VL - 6
SP - 138
EP - 145
JO - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
JF - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
IS - 3
ER -