Long-term conditions
Long-term conditions a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals / [electronic resource] :
edited by Sue Randall and Helen Ford.
- Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- xviii, 324 p. : ill. (some col.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
section 1. Living with a long-term condition -- section 2. Empowerment -- section 3. Care management.
"Long-Term Conditions is a comprehensive textbook for all nursing and health care students and practitioners, that explores the key issues surrounding caring for patients with chronic diseases or long -term conditions. Divided into three sections, this book explores living with a long-term condition; empowerment; and care management. Rather than being disease focused, it looks key issues and concepts which unify many different long-term conditions, including psychological and social issues that make up a considerable part of living with a long-term condition. Within each of the chapters, issues of policy, culture and ethics are intertwined, and case studies are used throughout, linking the concepts to specific diseases. Key features: A comprehensive textbook on the principles and practice of caring for people with long -term conditions User-friendly in style with learning outcomes, further reading, useful websites, and case studies throughout linking to specific conditions Moves away from a disease focused medical model, and takes a needs-led approach Uniquely explores the overarching issues of living with one or more long- term conditions, Focuses on the importance of multi-disciplinary team work and collaborative teamwork in the management of long- term conditions"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2012.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Long-term care of the sick.
Chronic diseases--Nursing.
Electronic books.
RT120.L64 / L66 2011eb
362.16
Includes bibliographical references and index.
section 1. Living with a long-term condition -- section 2. Empowerment -- section 3. Care management.
"Long-Term Conditions is a comprehensive textbook for all nursing and health care students and practitioners, that explores the key issues surrounding caring for patients with chronic diseases or long -term conditions. Divided into three sections, this book explores living with a long-term condition; empowerment; and care management. Rather than being disease focused, it looks key issues and concepts which unify many different long-term conditions, including psychological and social issues that make up a considerable part of living with a long-term condition. Within each of the chapters, issues of policy, culture and ethics are intertwined, and case studies are used throughout, linking the concepts to specific diseases. Key features: A comprehensive textbook on the principles and practice of caring for people with long -term conditions User-friendly in style with learning outcomes, further reading, useful websites, and case studies throughout linking to specific conditions Moves away from a disease focused medical model, and takes a needs-led approach Uniquely explores the overarching issues of living with one or more long- term conditions, Focuses on the importance of multi-disciplinary team work and collaborative teamwork in the management of long- term conditions"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2012.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Long-term care of the sick.
Chronic diseases--Nursing.
Electronic books.
RT120.L64 / L66 2011eb
362.16