PURPOSE: to evaluate the effects of AIDS education for baccalaureate nursing students. METHOD: a one-time AIDS education was delivered to 175 nursing students and knowledge and attitude toward HIV/AIDS were measured before and after the AIDS education using a questionnaire. RESULT: 1) Before the AIDS education, the average knowledge score of the students was 64.30 points out of 103 points while the average attitude score was 25.77 points out of 36 points. 2) Before the AIDS education, school grade, former experience of AIDS education and religion were founded to be the significantly related to the student's knowledge on AIDS. 3) There was a significant increase in AIDS related knowledge (t=-24.21, p=.000). There was also a significant improve- ment in attitude toward HIV/AIDS (t=4.67, p=.000) after the AIDS education. 4) There was a significant correlation between the knowledge and the attitude toward HIV/AIDS before the AIDS education, while no correlations was found between the AIDS knowledge and attitude after the education. CONCLUSION: AIDS education is necessary and effective for baccalaureate nursing students. It is necessary to develop comprehensive AIDS education program to improve the level of knowledge and preventive behavior for HIV/AIDS as well as to allay the fears for AIDS.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Education* ; Humans ; Nursing* ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Students, Nursing*

PURPOSE: This study aimed to understand the meaning and essence of the life experiences of uninfected women living with HIV-infected husbands. METHODS: This qualitative study adopted van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological method. Study participants were 8 females whose husband had been diagnosed with HIV for longer than 6 months, who had known about their husband's infection for more than 6 months, who were in a legal or common-law marriage and were living with their husbands at the time of interview for this study, and whose HIV antibody test results were negative. Data were collected from in-depth individual interviews with the participants from May to August 2016, and from related idiomatic expressions, literature, artwork, and phenomenological references. RESULTS: The following essential themes were identified regarding the life experiences of uninfected women living with HIV-infected husbands: ‘experiencing an abrupt change that came out of the blue and caused confusion’, ‘accepting one's fate and making desperate efforts to maintain one's family’, ‘dealing with a heavy burden alone’, ‘experiencing the harsh reality and fearful future’, and ‘finding consolation in the ordeal’. CONCLUSION: This study provided a holistic and in-depth understanding of the meaning and essence of the life experiences of uninfected women living with HIV-infected husbands. Thus, this study recognizes these unnoticed women as new nursing subjects. Further, the present findings can be used as important basic data for the development of nursing interventions and national policy guidelines for uninfected women living with HIV-infected husbands.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Female ; Hermeneutics ; HIV ; Humans ; Life Change Events* ; Marriage ; Methods ; Nursing ; Qualitative Research ; Spouses*

PIP: There are three aspects of caring for HIV-infected persons that nurses should consider. The first involves knowledge of the principal routes of transmission of the virus and the possible risk factors to nurses. Among the principal routes of transmission, nurses are most susceptible to exposure to blood or other body fluids carrying HIV. Such exposure may occur during patient care through accidental inoculation (e.g. needlestick injury), through contact with broken skin, or through splashing into the conjunctiva or mucous membranes. These potential risks can be reduced by adhering to simple precautions and by using the Universal Precautions for all communicable diseases; these include practicing good basic hygiene (especially handwashing); covering cuts and abrasions with an impermeable dressing; practicing care in handling sharp objects; and disposing safely of clinical and other contaminated waste. The second area of concern is the provision of emotional care to HIV-diagnosed patients. Compassion and empathy are essential in the daily nursing care of a person with HIV/AIDS. Thus, nurses must take time to talk to their patients and their families about how they are coping with the disease, as this may help the patients identify specific problems and allow them to externalize them. Finally, an integral part of the nurse's role is providing education and information to patients, to their families, and to the community as a whole. This part can be served either informally through answering questions and displaying posters and leaflets around the hospital or through more formal programs held in the hospital or community.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - nursing ; Education, Nursing, Graduate ; HIV Infections - transmission ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & ; control