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

• Autore: Rassool G. Hussein
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell Pub., 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.86/0231; 616.860231
• Soggetto topico: Substance abuse - Nursing; Compulsive behavior - Nursing
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Addiction for nurses
• ISBN: 1-4443-4799-3; 1-282-77467-0; 9786612774676; 1-4443-2781-X; 1-4443-2782-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996200064603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno