Question

Discuss why it is important as nurses to educate the public about HIV transmission, diagnosis of HIV, and opportunistic infections associated with HIV.

Explore various web sites that would be appropriate for educating the public about HIV transmission, the diagnosis of HIV infection, and opportunistic infections.  

#2: How does the nurse’s role in health promotion, coupled with disease specific websites, enhance the learning of the general public about HIV?  

Answer 1

Nurses have an important role in preventing and treating diseases in patients.Nurses plays and important role in educating the people so that they can prevent themselves from diseases.

Human immunodeficiency virus is transmission by blood,body fluids.By educating the people and making awareness among the population will help prevent the disease from spreading.Nurses can explain the prevention methods and implement Mostly by educating the people and explain the HIV cycle will make them aware the diagnosis and various diseases which are associated by it.

Educating the population on prevention will most likely decreases the rate of spreading and also knowing the symptoms will enable them to approach the hospitals for early treatment which will help in increasing the chance of living.

2)By encouraging the people to approach the clinics so that they can educate themselves on HIV.Nurses can increase the awareness by making them understand by setting camps.Technology also helped people so that they can learn themselves by studying about the diseases and they can compare the symptoms they are facing and the symptoms of teh diseases which is increasing the life span of the people.Several health related websites are helping the people by making them understand about diseases.