HIV/AIDS in the classroom: Ethical and legal issues surrounding the public ■ education of the HIV-infected child

The AIDS crisis has paralyzed the minds of many rational individuals. This paralysis of the mind unfortunately is the result of fear and ignorance. The past 10 years of the AIDS crisis has resulted in massive quantities of published reports regarding the biology, pathogenesis, transmission, clinical...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric health care 1995-09, Vol.9 (5), p.205-210
Main Author: Sterken, David J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIDS/HIV
Child
Ethics, Nursing
HIV Infections - nursing
Humans
Infection Control
Mainstreaming (Education)
Nurse Practitioners
Nursing
Pediatric Nursing
School Health Services
School Nursing
United States
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Summary:The AIDS crisis has paralyzed the minds of many rational individuals. This paralysis of the mind unfortunately is the result of fear and ignorance. The past 10 years of the AIDS crisis has resulted in massive quantities of published reports regarding the biology, pathogenesis, transmission, clinical manifestations, and treatment of the AIDS virus. Yet there are those who still respond hysterically to the AIDS crisis. One group on which the results of much fear and ignorance have fallen is the school-aged child who is HIV infected. This article explores the issues of risk (to other school children and the HIV-infected child), the legal rights of the HIV-infected child to a public education, and the role of the pediatric nurse practitioner in the disclosure of the HIV-infected child's diagnosis.
ISSN:0891-5245
1532-656X
DOI:10.1016/S0891-5245(05)80072-0