ADVANCED HIV DISEASE IN CHILDREN

Nurses in the Children's Hospital AIDS Program have cared for over 600 children with HIV/AIDS since the disease was first recognized in chil dren. During that time, we have developed models of care and clinical interventions based on nursing theory and research findings whenever p ossible. The new challenges of this disease have also caused us to dev elop approaches to care based on our own clinical experience. This art icle presents information on the care of children with advanced diseas e based on material from nursing and medical literature and from the c linical experience we have had during the past 12 years.