Care of the adult with a chronic illness or disability : a team approach / Leslie Jean Neal, Sharron E. Guillett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neal, Leslie Jean.

Contributor:

Guillett, Sharron E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronically ill--Care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Chronically ill.

Chronic Disease--nursing.

Chronically ill--Care.

Disability Evaluation.

Medical Subjects:

Chronic Disease--nursing.

Disability Evaluation.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 619 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, MO : Elsevier Mosby, 2004.

Summary:

Care of the Adult with a Chronic Illness or Disability equips nurses working in a variety of community care settings with the tools and knowledge needed for caring for the adult patient living with a chronic or disabling condition. Nursing care is addressed within the interdisciplinary team approach necessary for handling complex chronic conditions and the attendant physical and psychosocial issues. In addition to interdisciplinary treatment of the immediate condition, interventions that help the patient reach rehabilitation goals in functional and lifestyle independence are also covered as are family and caregiver concerns, ethical considerations, and end-of-life issues.

Contents:

Unit I General Concepts of Chronic Care Nursing

1 Understanding Chronic Illness and Disability 1

2 Settings of Chronic Care 11

3 Alternative Approaches and Therapies for Chronic Care 21

Unit II Care of the Adult with a Chronic Illness or Disability

Section 1 The Senses

4 Disorders of the Eyes 35

5 Disorders of the Ears 50

Section 2 Integumentary

6 Disorders of the Skin 63

7 Wounds 83

Section 3 Respiratory

8 Obstructive Airway Disease 107

9 Tuberculosis 126

Section 4 Hematology

10 Disorders of the Blood 135

11 Malignancies of the Blood 149

Section 5 Cardiovascular

12 Disorders of the Heart 161

13 Disorders of the Vasculature 181

Section 6 Gastrointestinal

14 Nutritional and Eating Disorders 197

15 Disorders of the Esophagus, Diaphragm, and Stomach 213

16 Disorders of the Intestines and Rectum 228

17 Disorders of the Liver, Pancreas, and Gallbladder 241

Section 7 Genitourinary

18 Chronic Kidney Disease 261

19 Disorders of the Urinary Bladder 271

Section 8 Endocrine

20 Disorders of Hormone Regulation 284

Section 9 Neurologic

21 Disorders of the Brain 314

22 Dementias 348

23 Disorders of the Spinal Cord 362

24 Neuromuscular Disorders 378

Section 10 Musculoskeletal

25 Disorders of the Joints and Connective Tissues 393

26 Musculoskeletal Disorders 412

Unit III Care of the Adult Living with Cancer or HIV/AIDS

Section 11 Cancers of the Upper Body

27 Living with Cancer 436

28 Cancers of the Central Nervous System 458

29 Cancers of the Head and Neck 470

30 Cancer of the Breast 492

31 Cancer of the Lung 507

Section 12 Cancers of the Lower Body

32 Cancers of the Abdomen 516

33 Cancers of the Reproductive System 532

34 Cancers of the Musculoskeletal System 553

Section 13 HIV and AIDS.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0323023304

OCLC:

56115283