{"product_id":"critical-care-nurses-on-the-frontline-of-australias-aids-crisis-paperback-softback-9781761170034","title":"Critical Care; Nurses on the Frontline of Australia's AIDS Crisis (Paperback \/ softback) 9781761170034","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCritical Care\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNurses on the Frontline of Australia's AIDS Crisis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeraldine Fela (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781761170034\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 August 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Care\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid and nuanced picture of HIV and AIDS nursing and sheds light on an unexamined aspect of Australia's AIDS crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHIV and AIDS devastated communities across Australia in the 1980s and 1990s. In the midst of this profound health crisis, nurses were caregivers and activists, both on and off the wards, and played a central role in shaping an innovative public health approach to a virus that was shrouded in fear and prejudice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNurses worked with communities to develop public health campaigns, advocated for their patients and – through their unions – opposed the efforts of doctors and surgeons to introduce traditional public health measures based on 'test and contain' measures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together stories from across the country, historian Geraldine Fela documents the extraordinary care, compassion, and solidarity witnessed and experienced. Others shared painful memories of homophobia and prejudice, and some participated in unsettling and coercive aspects of Australia's response to the virus. Together, their stories paint a vivid and nuanced picture of HIV and AIDS nursing and shed light on an unexamined aspect of Australia's AIDS crisis.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670851350808,"sku":"9781761170034","price":25.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/critical-care-nurses-on-the-frontline-of-australias-aids-crisis-paperback-softback-9781761170034","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}