Good From HIV/AIDS?

Volume 24, Number 1 January-March 2007

Editorial
A Nagging Thought by Kathy Schoonover-Shoffner
"It is easier to look at HIV/AIDS from a distance than up close," states Schoonover-Shoffner in this issue's editorial. With her usual candor and honest reflections, readers are encouraged to compassionately look at the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS and enter into the suffering of those affected by the pandemic.

Can Good Come From HIV/AIDS? by Grace Tazelaar
HIV/AIDS has ravaged Africa since its discovery 25 years ago. Has anything positive come from the disease? Tazelaar, a missionary-nurse who served on the forefront of the pandemic in Uganda when HIV was emerging thinks so. Read the profound lessons God taught her. CE contact hours are available with this article and the Primer.

A Primer on HIV/AIDS
This JCN Resource article contains a history of HIV/AIDS, how HIV replicates, and antiretroviral therapy. CE contact hours are available with this article and the article by Tazelaar.

The Faces of AIDS by Betty Beard
There are millions of AIDS orphans in Africa; most never knew their parents. One nurse researcher and her husband began creating special memories of dying parents for their children. Discover how they are bringing hope to families affected by HIV/AIDS.

Glimpses of HIV/AIDS Around the Globe by Eithne Keegan
Encounter HIV/AIDS in Africa, India, Thailand, and China with a nurse working to make a difference. Discover with her that although there is much evil, God is at work.

Sexual Practices and HIV: How Can Nurses Respond? by Mary E. Flikkema and Katherine Bierma
Caring for clients who are HIV+, promiscuous or homosexual can feel awkward. But obtaining a sexual health history and offering sensitive spiritual care is crucial for these patients who often feel isolated and stigmatized. Learn how you can respond appropriately.

Parish Nursing
Eight Advocacy Roles for Parish Nurses Deborah L. Patterson
A parish nurse leader suggests eight ways parish nurses can advocate for change. Caring for those who are falling through the cracks is an important part of the Church's mandate to preach, teach, and heal.

Generating Hope by Kristene Diggins
Health care providers sometimes inadvertently lose hope when caring for patients with a terminal illness. Read how nurses can generate hope and pass it on to their patients.

Christian Ethics
Life and Death Disagreements by Susan Anthony Salladay
This installment of the Christian Ethics column provides commentary for and against the actions taken in the Terri Schiavo case.

Called to Teach
How Did Jesus Teach? by Sandra Jamison
This Called to Teach column discusses the teaching style of Jesus and encourages educators to use illustration, inquiry, and demonstration as teaching methods.

Practicing
Challenged by a Smile by Kristene Diggins
Diggins shares how she was challenged by the smile of a patient facing life's struggles.

FAQs in Spiritual Care
What Are the Spiritual Needs of Terminally Ill Patients? by Mary T. Sweat
This FAQs column addresses the spiritual needs of terminally ill patients.

Original Poetry
Disease by Pete Hammond
This original poem reflects one man's battle with cancer.

Original Poetry
Nicaragua: El Segundo Madre de mi Corazon by Connie Peterson
This original poem tells of how one nurse gained much more than she could ever give while on a mission trip to Nicaragua.