Nursing of autism spectrum disorder
Subtitle: evidence-based integrated care across the lifespan
By: Ellen Giarelli, Marcia R. Gardner, editors
Publisher: Springer Pub Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9780826108470
Subjects: Pervasive Child Development Disorders; Evidence-Based Nursing; Nursing; Methods; Autism spectrum disorders; Mentally Disabled Persons; Treatment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and background : core features, autism spectrum disorder prevalence, and the role of nursing  -- Ellen Giarelli.; title: Autism spectrum disorder : core features and medical comorbidities  -- Cordelia Robinson Rosenberg ;; title: Prevalence, etiology, and genetics  -- Marygrace Yale Kaiser, Ellen Giarelli, and Jennifer Pinto-Martin ;; title: Introduction to the integrated, comprehensive nursing care of autism spectrum disorder  -- Ellen Giarelli -- Introduction:; title: Nursing care in early childhood and adolescence  -- Marcia R. Gardner.; title: Caring for the pregnant woman with a family history of cognitive/developmental disabilities  -- Kimberly K. Trout, Karen Blake, and Heather Marozsan ;; title: Finding what we're looking for : evidence-based early identification and nursing care of young children at risk for autism spectrum disorders  -- Marcia R. Gardner ;; title: Complex autism : is it rare or a family affair?  -- Margaret Cooney Souders and Kathleen T. Sharp ;; title: Nursing care of the child with autism spectrum disorder scheduled for a tonsillectomy  -- Brenda M. Holtzer ;; title: "Keep calm and carry on" : the school nurse and students on the autism spectrum  -- Marian S. Byrnes and Marcia R. Gardner ;; title: Adolescent health and development : the unique experience of the adolescent with Asperger's syndrome  -- Nina Scarpinato -- Introduction:; title: Adulthood and midlife  -- Ellen Giarelli.; title: Transition to community : adolescence, employment and companionship  -- Lauren Blann ... [et al.] ;; title: Caring for women with Asperger's syndrome during the childbearing cycle  -- Joan Rosen Bloch, Karen J. Lecks, and Patricia Dunphy Suplee ;; title: Emergency nursing care of patients with autism spectrum disorder  -- Kathleen Patrizzi and Ellen Giarelli ;; title: Cancer care for adults with autism spectrum disorder : the case of prostate cancer  -- Ellen Giarelli and Jean Ruttenberg -- Introduction:; title: Older years and end of life  -- Marcia R. Gardner.; title: Evidence-based care of the older client with autism  -- Debi A. Schuhow and Tamara L. Zurakowski ;; title: The nurse's role in managing transitions and future planning for aging adults with autism and their families  -- Kathleen M. Fischer and Justin D. Peterson ;; title: Ethical issues in the care of individuals with autism spectrum disorder in the family and the community : hearing the voice of the person with autism at the end of life  -- Margaret J. Hegge -- Introduction:; title: Putting it all together : integrated care for individuals with autism spectrum disorder  -- Ellen Giarelli.; title: Professional nursing partnerships and the future of autism spectrum disorder nursing care  -- Ellen Giarelli, Judith Bonaduce, and Kristen van der Veen ;; title: Legal issues and implications for nursing care of autism spectrum disorder in the United States -- Pamela Holtzclaw Williams and Lorri Unumb.