Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (eBook)

Laura Blackler, Christine Jones, Caroline Mooney (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 1. Auflage
290 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-51798-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is increasing rapidly
worldwide and it's predicted that by 2020 it will represent the
third leading cause of death. Sadly, this slow-progressing
debilitating disease not only affects the individual but also has
consequences for the family. More positively, the urgent need to
improve the care offered and to raise the public profile of the
condition has now been recognised. Healthcare providers play a
central role in this, through health education, early diagnosis and
better management through all stages of the disease.

Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease provides
an insight into this debilitative condition. The book aims to
develop nurses' and allied health professionals' knowledge and
skills in caring for individuals with COPD. It takes the reader on
a journey from diagnosis through to end-of-life care and
examines:

* Initial diagnosis and symptom management

* Smoking cessation

* Pulmonary rehabilitation

* The management of acute episodes

* The role of each member of the multi-disciplinary team

* Quality of life, including nutrition, fatigue management and
leisure activities

* The future for the care and management of people with the
condition.

Healthcare professionals from multi-disciplinary teams have
contributed to this book to demonstrate that a co-ordinated
approach for these patients is required across both primary and
secondary care. Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease can be utilised by nurses and allied health
professionals caring for patients at all stages of their
disease.

Autor

Laura Blackler, Practice Development Nurse, Kings College Hospital, London, UK. Christine Jones, Respiratory Nurse Specialist, Kings College Hospital, London, UK. Caroline Mooney, Community Respiratory Nurse Specialist, Luton Treatment Centre, UK.

Inhalt

List of Contributors.

Preface.

Introduction (Laura Blackler, Christine Jones and Caroline
Mooney).

1 Pathophysiology (Sunny Kaul).

2 Diagnosing COPD (William D.C. Man).

3 Symptom Management.

3.1 Pharmacological Management (Patricia Yerbury, Paul
Bains and Vijay A. Selvan).

3.2 Adherence/Concordance (Caroline Mooney).

3.3 Nebulised Therapy at Home (Christine Jones).

3.4 Long-term Oxygen Therapy (Laura Blackler).

3.5 Surgical Interventions (Andrew Menzies-Gow).

4 Smoking Cessation (Sunny Kaul).

5 Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Amy Grant and Lauren
Moore).

6 Quality of Life.

6.1 Fatigue Management (Tanya Navarro).

6.2 Nutrition and Healthy Eating (Richard C. Wilson).

6.3 Continence (Sue Foxley).

6.4 Sleep (Laura Blackler).

6.5 Travel and Holidays (Caroline Mooney).

6.6 Vaccinations (Caroline Mooney).

6.7 Sexuality (Christine Jones).

7 Psychological Needs and Interventions (Linda
Fisher).

8 Management of COPD in the Community (Patrick
White).

9 Management of Acute Exacerbations in Hospital (Jacqui
Fenton).

10 Non-Invasive Ventilation (Tracey Mathieson).

11 End-of-Life Care (Fliss Murtagh, Mary Preston and Claudia
Bausewein).

12 The Future for the Care and Management of Individuals with
COPD (Laura Blackler, Caroline Mooney and Christine
Jones).

Glossary.

Appendix Useful Organisations.

Index.

Rezensionen

"It is a book I will be returning to and would recommend to anyone involved in the management of COPD, clinically or educationally. It will be informing my practice and I recommend it as a very useful resource." (International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, June 2010)

"This is an excellent book at a reasonable price, written by very well qualified clinicians within the field and would be a very valuable resource for those caring for individuals with COPD." (Journal of Community Nursing, January 2009)

"There is an excellent overview of the management of COPD in the community." (Primary Health Care, July 2008)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.9.2007
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: Krankenpflege • Medizin • nursing
• ISBN-10: 0-470-51798-0 / 0470517980
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-51798-7 / 9780470517987