SYSTEMATIZATION OF NURSING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH HIV AND SYPHILIS: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is characterized as a severe form of a set of diseases linked to infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV belongs to the group of retroviruses (BRUNNER et al, 2019). It is transmitted through bodily fluids, through sexual intercourse with an HIV-positive partner, and through the use of intravenous or injectable substances, blood transfusions or contaminated blood products, children born to HIV-infected mothers, and health professionals exposed to biological materials from infected patients (BRUNNER et al, 2019).