KMID : 0614820070130040537
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2007 Volume.13 No. 4 p.537 ~ p.545
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A Comparison of the Certification System for Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care among the U.S., the UK, and Japan
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June Kyung-Ja
Joo Hea-Ju Park Eun-Hee Kwon Young-Mi Kim Sung-Jae
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the role and the certification system for nurses working in HIV/AIDS care among the U.S., the UK, and Japan.
Method: The searching for the internet website and literature was used and visiting the institutes and interviewing the key informants were done from August, 2006 to February, 2007.
Results: In the U.S., there are two types of nurse specialist in HIV/AIDS care. One is the HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse which is without any academic degree requirement, and the other is the Advanced HIV/AIDS care in the UK. Also, the National HIV Nurses Association of the UK developed generic competencies and specialist competencies according to this three level of nurse¡¯s role. In the case of Japan, the certification system is not formalized yet, but the AIDS coordinator nurses are working as a specialist the Japan International Medical Center.
Conclusion: Base on this result, it is suggested that the comprehensive role of nurses in HIV/AIDS should be developed under the governmental support.
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KEYWORD
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HIV, AIDS, Nurse clinicians, Certification
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