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In sum, examination of the complex issues surrounding AIDS brings the disease into clearer focus for the individual health care professional. One of the benefits is that AIDS is causing the nursing profession to re-examine its role in health care. Absence of a cure is not tantamount to having nothing more to offer. In fact, care rather than cure, becomes imperative. The highest quality care possible for all patients irrespective of their background, colour, religion, sexual orientation, diagnosis and prognosis, is a priority. Hopefully everyone in health care and society at large will learn valuable lessons from the AIDS experience. In this context, the role of health care professionals should be that of student learning from the patient.
总之，对围绕艾滋病的复杂问题进行审视，能让个体医疗保健专业人员更清晰地聚焦该疾病。其中一个益处是，艾滋病促使护理行业重新审视其在医疗保健中的角色。没有治愈方法并不等同于就无计可施。事实上，护理而非治愈，变得至关重要。为所有患者提供尽可能高质量的护理，无论其背景、肤色、宗教、性取向、诊断结果和预后情况如何，这是当务之急。希望医疗保健领域以及整个社会的每个人都能从艾滋病的经历中汲取宝贵经验。在这种背景下，医疗保健专业人员的角色应该是向患者学习的学生。
