TY  - BOOK
AU  - Randall,Sue
AU  - Ford,Helen
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Long-term conditions: a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals 
AV  - RT120.L64 L66 2011
U1  - 362.16 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Long-term care of the sick
KW  - Chronic diseases
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; section 1. Living with a long-term condition -- section 2. Empowerment -- section 3. Care management; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
N2  - "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
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ER  -