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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781465103321

Titolo

Developing advanced assessment skills [[electronic resource] ] : patients with long-term conditions / / edited by Ann Saxon and Sue Lillyman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Keswick, Cumbria, U.K., : M&K Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-283-33354-6

9786613333544

1-907830-18-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SaxonAnn

LillymanSue

Disciplina

616.075

Soggetti

Chronic diseases

Chronically ill - Care

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

Cover; Prelims; Contents; Contributors; About the editors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Developing competence and skills in the care of long-term conditions; Chapter 2 Supporting people with long-term conditions; Chapter 3 Assessment of patients with long-term conditions; Chapter 4 History-taking and assessment; Chapter 5 Assessment of patients with chronic respiratory disease; Chapter 6 Assessment of patients with chronic heart failure; Chapter 7 Assessment of patients with diabetes mellitus; Chapter 8 Assessment of patients with musculoskeletal pain

Chapter 9 Assessment of patients with multiple sclerosisIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This book will help you to develop some of the essential assessment skills that are needed to support patients with long-term conditions in secondary and primary care settings. You may be at the beginning of your career, or you may be an experienced practitioner who is moving into long-term conditions care. At whatever level you may be, this book will give you some guidance on how to use appropriate assessment tools and to reflect on your experience from practice.Supporting patients with long-term conditions is not solely the domain of nursing. This book is intended to be suitable for a range