Developing advanced assessment skills : patients with long-term conditions / edited by Ann Saxon and Sue Lillyman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saxon, Ann.

Lillyman, Sue.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic diseases.

Chronically ill--Care.

Chronically ill.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613333544

9781283333542

1283333546

9781907830181

1907830189

OCLC:

772086472