Living with Chronic Illness and Disability Principles for Nursing Practice

<p><i>Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice</i> provides the knowledge and skills necessary for nursing and allied health students to provide quality, competent care to people living with a chronic illness or disability.</p> <p>The text has a strong evidence base, but is founded in reality. It includes practical, useful principles for holistic care, self-management, and a multidisciplinary approach. It also covers a range of issues affecting patients, carers and families, with a focus on empowering individuals as they adjust to the life-changing journey of chronic disease and disability.</p> <p>Edited by Esther Chang and Amanda Johnson, and written by a multidisciplinary team of expert clinicians and academics, this book will enhance your confidence when caring for people with a range of major and common conditions, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, obesity, dementia, mental illness and palliative care.</p> <ul> <li><b>Case studies and accompanying exercises</b> give insights into lived experience</li> <li><b>Links to latest journal articles, media,</b> further reading and <b>online resources</b> to enhance learning</li> <li><b>Questions</b> to help you reflect on your practice</li> <li><b>Exercises and learning activities</b> to understand contex</li> <li><b>eBook included</b> with every print purchase</li> </ul> <p><b>Additional resources on Evolve</b></p> <ul> <li><b>eBook on VitalSource</b></li> </ul> <p><b>Student and instructor resources</b></p> <ul> <li>Links to multimedia resources and reflective questions to assist learning and promote self-inquiry</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Fully updated and refreshed to reflect current knowledge, data and perspectives</li> </ul>