S L Hellman | PubMed Health

PubMed1993

The resurgence of tuberculosis: risk in health care settings.

After many years of steady decline in reported cases, TB is resurging in the U.S. as a clinical problem and a public health problem. TB continues to be an occupational hazard for health care workers and others in work environments where spaces are enclosed, ventilation is poor, and personnel are crowded. Transmission occurs by inhaling droplet nuclei generated by persons with active TB. Education, active surveillance, reporting, and an expanded role in community action are appropriate roles for the occupational health nurse.

Humans↗

PubMed1989

Counseling employees at risk for HIV.

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a preventable, bloodborne, and sexually transmitted disease which represents the major public health crisis of the century. Because treatments are costly and in their infancy, education in disease prevention is a major tool in battling this epidemic. One technique is to target individuals whose behavior places them at risk for infection and then providing individualized counseling and HIV antibody testing. The HIV antibody test is an important complement to diagnosis and care, and a mechanism to educate and foster behavior change through counseling in those who believe they are at risk. The occupational health nurse's role is to assess employees' risk and provide or refer those employees with a risk factor for individualized counseling and voluntary HIV antibody testing. Counseling and testing should be provided by a knowledgeable health care provider in a climate that protects individuals from discrimination and provides confidentiality.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗

PubMed1986

The AIDS epidemic.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗