This book provides an accessible overview of the care and management of people living with a long-term condition. Develop your skills and knowledge of the particularities of working with this group, including supporting self-care and self-management as well as providing care for those with complex needs, comorbidities and palliative care.
Key features
- Each chapter is mapped to the 2018 NMC standards
- Structured sequentially to follow the journey an individual with an LTC might take, from diagnosis through to palliative care
- Case students and activities relate theory and research to your own experiences and practice
Tabella dei contenuti
Chapter 1: Long Term Conditions Across the Lifespan
Chapter 2: The Nurse-Patient Relationship in Long Term Conditions
Chapter 3: Health Promotion in Long Term Conditions
Chapter 4: Self-management in Long Term Conditions
Chapter 5: Quality of Life and Symptom Management in Long Term Conditions
Chapter 6: Managing Complex Care in Long Term Conditions
Chapter 7: Palliative Care in Long Term Conditions
Circa l’autore
Lorna Hollowood is a Registered Adult Nurse and Lecturer in the School of Nursing at the University of Birmingham. Lorna has a clinical background in District Nursing and palliative care. She teaches on a variety of modules with a focus on public health, long term conditions and contributes to palliative and end-of-life care teaching across the programme. She maintains her clinical activity through assessing and supporting the care home sector in the provision of end-of-life care. Marketing Information
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