En resa på tusen mil börjar med ett steg. Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att vårda patienter med HIV/AIDS i Afrika söder om Sahara. En litteraturöversikt.

Abstract

Introduction: Even though the latest United Nations Millennium Development goal report shows a decrease in Aids related deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the number of newly infected HIV cases is still increasing. Since nurses have more contact with people living with HIV/AIDS as compared to other caregivers, their experiences need to be acknowledged. Aim: This paper is a literature review that explores the experiences of nurses in Sub-Saharan Africa caring for HIV/AIDS patients. Method: A literature review of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method papers was conducted. Searches in Cinahl and Pubmed were performed and resulted in 12 papers. Three themes and six sub-themes were extracted from the papers.Results: Nurses in SSA experienced numerous challenges like shortageof human and material resources andinadequate knowledge and skills on HIV/AIDS when working with people living with HIV/AIDS. Stigma and discrimination were other challenges. These challenges led to different emotions like fear of contagion and a feeling of frustration and stress. Nevertheless, nurses found sources to motivation like compassion for patients, treating them with respect and they drew courage from miraculous recoveries made by patients after the introduction of antiretroviral therapy.Conclusion: Increased knowledge through specific AIDS training program for the nurses and better conditions concerning resources and knowledge can increase the job satisfaction of nurses working with HIV patients.