Nursing care of children and young people with chronic illness
By: edited by Fay Valentine, Lesley Lowes ; foreword by Simon Weston.
Contributors: Valentine, Fay.; Lowes, Lesley, 1950-
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781405144025
Subjects: Chronic diseases in children -- Nursing; Chronic diseases in adolescence -- Nursing; Chronic Disease -- nursing; Adolescent; Child; Holistic Nursing; Patient Participation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The definition and aetiology of chronic illness / Fay Valentine and Suzanne Hazell; title: Context of care and service delivery / Fay Valentine and Peter Mcnee; title: Impact upon the child and family / Lesley Lowes; title: A holistic approach to meeting physical, social and psychological needs / Beverly Hodges and Julia Tod; title: Empowering children, young people and their families / Mandy Brimble; title: Ethical issues / Peter Mcnee and Maggie Furness; title: Continuing care needs / Melda Price and Sian Thomas; title: Acute emergencies / Peter Mcnee and Martina Nathan; title: Adolescence / Siân Bill and Yvonne Knight; title: Transitional care / Siân Bill and Beverly Hodges.