PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

S Dubik-Unruh

Publications and source records attributed to S Dubik-Unruh.

3 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1989

Children of chaos: planning for the emotional survival of dying children of dying families.

Children dying of perinatally-acquired HIV-infection may move from one chaotic system to another as medical and social services scramble to meet the growing need. Incarceration, addiction, illness, abandonment or court removal of children, hospitalization, sibling separation or homelessness may all contribute to family death, even before the physical death of family members. Early planning is essential to prevent further chaos and to develop placement and care strategies which provide for the emotional survival of young children facing physical and familial devastation. Considerations for such planning are discussed, with practical suggestions for supporting the child through change, loss and death.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Peer education programs in corrections: curriculum, implementation, and nursing interventions.

Despite the prevalence of HIV and other infectious diseases in U.S. prisons, and the mix of infected and high-risk prisoners in crowded and volatile living conditions, federal and state prisons have reduced or eliminated prevention education programs addressing HIV and other infectious diseases for incarcerated populations. Nurses' knowledge, education, and licensure place them in a position to influence prison policy in developing and implementing educational programs for inmates and staff. Their role as advocates for patients in prison and their separation from the more punitive aspects of corrections also enable nurses to earn the trust of inmate populations. These factors identify nurses as the staff best suited within corrections to implement inmate prevention education. Training inmate educators to provide peer prevention and strategies for risk reduction have potential to modify inmate behaviors both within the facility and following release. Selection criteria for peer educator recruitment, prison-sensitive issues, and suggested training activities are discussed.

Curriculum↗