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Record Nr.

UNISA996200064603316

Autore

Rassool G. Hussein

Titolo

Addiction for nurses [[electronic resource] /] / G. Hussein Rassool

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell Pub., 2010

ISBN

1-4443-4799-3

1-282-77467-0

9786612774676

1-4443-2781-X

1-4443-2782-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

616.86/0231

616.860231

Soggetti

Substance abuse - Nursing

Compulsive behavior - Nursing

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

Addiction for Nurses; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction: Nursing Roles and Challenges; 2: Myths, Attitudes and Confidence Skills in Addiction; 3: Addiction and Society; 4: Introduction to Alcohol and Drugs; 5: Nature and Pattern of Addiction; 6: Causes and Maintenance of Addiction; 7: Models of Care and Change; 8: Alcohol; 9: Nicotine; 10: Opiates; 11: Cannabis; 12: Psychostimulants; 13: Other Psychoactive Substances; 14: Nursing Emergencies and Care in Addiction; 15: Blood-Borne Viruses; 16: Prevention and Harm Reduction in Addiction

17: Complex and Special Needs in Addiction18: Women, Ethnic Minorities and Vulnerable Populations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Nurses are acknowledged as key agents in addressing alcohol and drug misuse at individual, family, and community levels. Addiction nursing is central to the assessment, management, and care of people with problematic use of psychoactive substances (both legal and illegal). Work takes place in a wide range of settings, from traditional hospital clinics and wards to community locations such as police custody suites and ne