The HIV epidemic has had broad effects on the health care system. To meet the needs of the initial population including the hundreds of thousands of persons infected today, health care providers and institutions have had to adapt to changing demands. The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of HIV on public policy and nursing practice along a time line of the disease in the United States.
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