Nursing care of children and young people with chronic illness [electronic resource] / edited by Fay Valentine, Lesley Lowes ; foreword by Simon Weston.
Contributor(s): Valentine, Fay | Lowes, Lesley | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007Description: xvii, 262 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Chronic diseases in children -- Nursing | Chronic diseases in adolescence -- NursingGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 618.92/044 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references and index.
The definition and aetiology of chronic illness / Fay Valentine and Suzanne Hazell -- Context of care and service delivery / Fay Valentine and Peter Mcnee -- Impact upon the child and family / Lesley Lowes -- A holistic approach to meeting physical, social and psychological needs / Beverly Hodges and Julia Tod -- Empowering children, young people and their families / Mandy Brimble -- Ethical issues / Peter Mcnee and Maggie Furness -- Continuing care needs / Melda Price and Sian Thomas -- Acute emergencies / Peter Mcnee and Martina Nathan -- Adolescence / Si�an Bill and Yvonne Knight -- Transitional care / Si�an Bill and Beverly Hodges.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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