Closing the Gap: Building Your HIV/AIDS Competency as an Inpatient Nurse

When I found myself struggling to communicate a patient's HIV status during a rapid response, it was a wake-up call that I needed to expand my knowledge. This podcast episodes delves deeper into HIV/AIDS than nursing school did, covering common hospital presentations, labs, medications, and opportunistic infections. By enhancing my own understanding, I hope to equip others to improve care for patients living with HIV/AIDS.

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The key moments in this episode are:

00:02:33 - Overview of HIV/AIDS
00:05:00 - Treatment of HIV
00:09:15 - Opportunistic Infections 
00:13:57 - Patient Education