Christopher Shaw

Christopher Shaw started a discussion "GHDonline Expert Panel: Sharing Nursing Lessons on Improving ART Adherence in Patients with Complex Needs" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

While nurses in developed countries benefit from many additional resources compared to their colleagues working in resource-poor settings, both groups confront challenges in promoting adherence to HIV treatment, particularly among patients with numerous, complex needs. Through this online discussion, nurses working globally will exchange tools and lessons learned. The discussion will start off with two short patient case descriptions followed by several panelists describing various approaches and tools they have used to improve the care ...

Christopher Shaw started a discussion "Number of medications patient was to take upon discharge from hospital" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

Additional photo of the number of pills prescribed on discharge from hospital.

Christopher Shaw started a discussion "Number of medications patient was to take upon discharge from hospital" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

Attached is a photo of the number of different medications the newly diagnosed 33 year old woman was prescribed to take when she was discharged from hospital.

Christopher Shaw replied to "GHDonline Expert Panel: Sharing Nursing Lessons on Improving ART Adherence in Patients with Complex Needs" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

Thanks to all the participants who read and contributed to the discussion this week on Sharing Nursing Lessons on Improving ART Adherence in Patients with Complex Needs. The sharing offered has provided very useful, practical and innovative ideas for us to think about and incorporate in practice. I know that the two patients presented in the case study (and many patients to come) will strongly benefit from your experiences with patients. It has been a ...

Christopher Shaw replied to "GHDonline Expert Panel: Sharing Nursing Lessons on Improving ART Adherence in Patients with Complex Needs" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

Elizabeth New York City has a HIV curriculum for school age children and adolescents. It bases the lessons on the grade of the child and moves through very basic and general information for children in lower grades to more complex HIV themes for older adolescents. It covers grades 1 through 12. It also addresses the HIV + child in as early as the second grade, which is a very hopeful sign that at least some ...