Collaborative Efforts: Nurses in Emergency Departmentand County Health DepartmentPromote Successful HIV Care

Marte O’Brien RN BSN ACRNAnd

Deborah Anthony RN MSN FNP-BC

After discussing the model described in this poster presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Identify persons at high risk for entry into the medical system late in the HIV/AIDS disease process.2. Describe at least one collaborative relationship that participants can utilize to prevent morbidity and mortality in the above population.