NURSING CARE AND CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HIV POSITIVE PREGNANT WOMEN: LITERATURE REVIEW

Objective: to identify the necessary nursing care for pregnant women with HIV based on clinical manifestations found in a literature review. Method: literature review conducted in the Virtual Health Library and Medline/Pubmed, between April and June 2021.Results: regarding nursing care, 24 (50%) reported following and guiding the treatment of antiretroviral therapy; 14(29.2%) provide guidance regarding care; main clinical manifestation/alteration with 13 (27%) was fear of judgment, vertical transmission, effects of antiretroviral therapy, dying, opportunistic infections, stigma, discrimination, obstetric complications. As for the nursing diagnoses, the fear related to a little-known scenario, evidenced by apprehension, feeling of fear and focus directed to the source of fear stands out.Conclusion: nursing care aimed at pregnant women diagnosed with HIV will contribute to a more assertive, effective, inclusive and respectful care.