PrEP use in Australia as part of and individual and population HIV risk reduction strategy is now wide-spread. Nurses have an important role to play (Table 15). Access to PrEP is crucial to realising its benefits. Nurses should be aware of those not currently benefiting from PrEP (younger men and those born overseas and without …
Antiretroviral therapy as prevention is currently front and centre stage. Nurses have a key role in service provision, education, support, and innovative research as NPEP and now PrEP assume a more prominent role in HIV prevention.
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Judith Gorst: Family Therapist, Victoria Introduction What is clinical supervision for? Confidentiality Why should nurses working in the HIV sector be provided with routine clinical supervision? Remote and indigenous communities The impact of COVID-19 Conclusion Resources Introduction Clinical supervision is not the norm for people working in nursing and midwifery, though it is well established …
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The Australian Clinical Supervision Association (ACSA) defines supervision as: ‘A formal professional relationship between two or more people in designated roles, which facilitates reflective practice, explores ethical issues, and develops skills (2). The ACSA emphasises that it is not based on a hierarchical relationship or culture, and that the power lies with the supervisee. The …
There are a variety of reasons why clinical supervision is relevant for nurses caring for people with HIV. Since HIV has become a chronic condition rather than a life-threatening, terminal illness there is now a far greater emphasis on care in the community. Working in the community or general practice requires the nurse to work …
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Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. Clinical Supervision Position Statement. Canberra: Australian College of Mental Health Nurses; April 2019. ACSA. Clinical Supervision: A Working Definition. Forest Lake, Qld: ACSA Definitions Report; 2014. Martin P, Kumar S, Tian E, Argus G, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Lizarondo L, Gurney T, Snowdon D. Rebooting effective clinical supervision practices to support …
Karyn Gellie: Community Health Nurse Acknowledgment to authors of the previous edition: Elizabeth Crock, Gemma Hartmann, Vickie Knight. This section examines health promotion in the HIV nursing context. What is health promotion? Health promotion in HIV nursing practice in Australia Health promotion into the future in HIV nursing Additional resources What is health promotion? Health …
Promoting health is a significant component of HIV nursing. Nursing ‘contributes to almost all of the foundations of well-being’ including the equitable distribution of resources and capacity building (10). The Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Nurses Association (ASHHNA) identify enabling equitable and culturally appropriate access to health care, acting to eliminate stigma and discrimination, and …
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