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With the number of people living with long term conditions set to increase, ensuring nurses are equipped with the knowledge and skills required to care for this group of people is essential. This book focuses on the relevant essential knowledge and skills, including the impact of long term conditions across the lifespan, the therapeutic relationship, health promotion and empowerment, self-management, symptom management, case management and advance care planning.
New to this edition:
Updated activities, scenarios and case studies reflecting the contemporary landscape of care
Updated in light of the 6Cs agenda and recommendations from the Francis report
Explains the strategic shift to delivering more community based care
Considers mental health dimensions in more details (eg. people suffering depression due to obesity or anxious about cardiac problems)
Introduces integrated care and partnership working as themes within the book
More detail on diabetes as a long term condition
List of contents
Introduction
Long Term Conditions Across the Lifespan
The Therapeutic Relationship in Long Term Conditions
Health Promotion in Long Term Conditions
Self-management and Empowerment in Long Term Conditions
Quality of Life and Symptom Management in Long Term Conditions
Managing Complex Care in Long Term Conditions
Palliative Care in Long Term Conditions
About the author
Jane Nicol
Summary
By exploring the key topics and common challenges this book will provide your students with a perfect source of practical information that will lay the foundation for high quality, person-centred care.
