The human immunodeficiency virus and nephrology nursing: implications for infected clients.

HIV infection is a chronic disease that can occur in conjunction with a variety of renal problems. When it does, nephrology nursing care is complicated by the interactive nature of dealing with two complex disease processes. Nephrology nurses already possess the skills needed to deal with this complexity, but may need additional knowledge specific to HIV. This article focuses on HIV infection and nursing care of infected patients in renal care settings.