Home care nursing practice: concepts and application / Robyn Rice
Imprint
St. Louis,Mo : Mosby, c2001
Edition
3rd ed
Descript
xviii,538 p.: ill.; 24 cm
CONTENT
Concepts of home care nusing -- Home care nursing practice: historical perspectives and philosophy of care -- Understanding home care nursing : applying theory to clinical practice -- The role of the home care nurse and orientation strategies -- Caring for families in the home -- Developing the plan of care and documentation -- Infection control in the home -- Patient education in the home -- Legal and ethical issues in home care -- Case management and leadership strategies for home care nurses -- Quality patient care -- Clinical application -- The patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- The patient with congestive heart fallure -- The ventilator-dependent patient -- The patient with chronic wounds -- The patient with diabetes -- The patient with bladder dysfunction -- The patient receiving home care rehabilitation services -- The patient receiving home infusion theraples -- The patient with neurological dysfunction -- The patient with aids -- Special clinical and community issues -- Maternal-child nursing : postpartum home care -- The mental health patient -- The elderly patient --The hospice and palliative care patient -- Managing environmental threats in the home -- Future trends -- From telehealth to telecare:implications for clinical practice -- Complementary therapies and home care nursing practice