Living with Chronic Illness and Disability - eBook (eBook)

Principles for nursing practice

Esther Chang, Amanda Johnson (Autoren)

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2017 | 3. Auflage
584 Seiten
Elsevier Health Sciences (Verlag)
978-0-7295-8623-8 (ISBN)

Infos

With a complex range of chronic illnesses identified as national health priorities in Australia and New Zealand, nurses and health professionals are increasingly caring for people with chronic disease and disability across a variety of care settings. Acquiring the relevant knowledge and skills to work with people who have a chronic illness and/or disability is vital to providing quality, competent care.

Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: principles for nursing practice, 3rd edition has been fully revised to reflect the most current local and international research, focusing on a range of common chronic illnesses and disabilities, including: stroke, cancer, heart disease, mental illness, dementia, diabetes, asthma and obesity.

The third edition provides a holistic framework and models of care that are essential for caring for individuals and families living the lif ealtering journey of chronic illness and disability.

• A reinforced focus on person- and family-centred care
• Chapter 2 Partnerships in collaborative care includes new sections on the role of the pharmacist, paramedic and exercise physiologist
• Principles for nursing practice are embedded throughout Section 2
• Evolve Resources for students and instructors provide additional multimedia resources and reflective questions to assist learning and promote self-inquiry

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.7.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Fachpflege
• ISBN-10: 0-7295-8623-5 / 0729586235
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7295-8623-8 / 9780729586238