Comprehensive nursing care in multiple sclerosis / / June Halper and Nancy J. Holland, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Demos, 2002
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (362 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.73/69
• Soggetto topico: Medical care; Multiple sclerosis - Nursing
• Altri autori: HalperJune HollandNancy J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Acknowledgments; Table Of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; 1. An Overview Of Multiple Sclerosis: Implications For Nursing Practice; 2. Theoretical Concepts, Current Research, And Clinical Trials In Multiple Sclerosis; 3. Symptom Management In Multiple Sclerosis; 4. Management Of Elimination Dysfunction; 5. Prevention Of Complications In The Severely Disabled; 6. Psychosocial Issues In Multiple Sclerosis; 7. Sexuality And Family Planning; 8. Women's Issues In Multiple Sclerosis; 9. Interfacing With Rehabilitation Services ; 10. Pharmacotherapeutics In Multiple Sclerosis And Nursing Implications11. Complementary And Alternative Therapies; 12. Patient And Family Education; 13. Advocacy; 14. Integrating The Concept Of Hope Into Clinical Practice; Appendix A: Resources; Appendix B: Medications Commonly Used In Multiple Sclerosis; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, frequently debilitating neurologic disease that is most often diagnosed at a relatively young age. The disease lasts a lifetime and involves a wide range of issues, some disease-related and others as the result of living and aging with a chronic and sometimes disabling condition. This superb volume is the only definitive text on the comprehensive nursing care of people with MS. As the most direct link to patients and their families, nurses are in the unique position of providing a conduit for physicians and other health care professionals to work with patients,
• Titolo autorizzato: Comprehensive nursing care in multiple sclerosis
• ISBN: 1-281-97461-7; 9786611974619; 1-934559-09-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910963171903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II