Long-term conditions a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals /

"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 cond...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Randall, Sue, Ford, Helen, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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245 0 0 |a Long-term conditions  |h [electronic resource] :  |b a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals /  |c edited by Sue Randall and Helen Ford. 
260 |a Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. :  |b Wiley-Blackwell,  |c 2011. 
300 |a xviii, 324 p. :  |b ill. (some col.) 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a section 1. Living with a long-term condition -- section 2. Empowerment -- section 3. Care management. 
520 |a "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. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b Palo Alto, Calif. :  |c ebrary,  |d 2012.  |n Available via World Wide Web.  |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
650 0 |a Long-term care of the sick. 
650 0 |a Chronic diseases  |x Nursing. 
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700 1 |a Ford, Helen,  |d 1967- 
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