1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453870803321

Titolo

Measurement of nursing outcomes . Volume 2 Client outcomes and quality of care [[electronic resource] /] / Ora Lea Strickland, Colleen Dilorio, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer, c2003

ISBN

1-281-90787-1

9786611907877

0-8261-1613-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StricklandOra

Di IorioColleen Konicki <1947->

Disciplina

610.73

Soggetti

Nursing audit

Nursing - Standards

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgment; Contributors; Part I: MEASURING FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES AND OUTCOMES OF CARE; Part II: CLIENT'S PERCEPTIONS OF CARE; Part III: MEASURING CARE AND QUALITY OF CARE; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This thoroughly updated and revised new edition of the award-winning series on measurement presents nearly 80 actual, tested intruments for assessing nursing outcomes in a multitude of settings and situations. Each tool is accompanied by a descriptive essay that includes information on purpose, administration, scoring, and reliability and validity. Whether you are interested in measuring patient outcomes, evaluating patient learning, or assessing the effectiveness of teaching and learning in a nursing school, this compendium can provide the authoritative tools you need. Volume 1: Measuring Nur



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453190003321

Autore

Hewitt-Taylor Jaqui

Titolo

Children with complex and continuing health needs [[electronic resource] ] : the experiences of children, families and care staff / / Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-281-73374-1

9786611733742

1-84642-731-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

618.92

Soggetti

Chronically ill children - Care

Children with disabilities - Care

Chronically ill children - Rehabilitation

Children with disabilities - Rehabilitation

Chronically ill children - Family relationships

Children with disabilities - Family relationships

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Children with complex and continuing needs -- Being a child or young person with complex needs -- Being the parent of a child who has complex needs -- Premature babies -- Families whose children have complex needs -- Diagnosis -- Support -- Healthcare -- Education -- Society -- Working with children and families -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

'This book draws on the experiences of a number of families to provide a valuable and deeply moving insight into what it means to raise a child with complex needs. It highlights both the joys and the challenges that families face. In doing so it raises important issues about how services in the UK are currently responding to children with complex needs and their families as well as pervasive disablist attitudes within society. This book will provide students and practitioners from a range of disciplines with a valuable window into families' lives and challenge them to reflect



on how they are s