Asthma Care in the Community (eBook)

Jill Waldron (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2007
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-51850-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Written by nurses for nurses, Asthma Care in the Community emphasizes the 'back to basics' approach, which is often forgotten in a high technology healthcare system. The book covers epidemiology, including prevalence, morbidity, and mortality; the economic and social burden of asthma; the pathology and pathophysiology of asthma; managing patients with asthma, both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically; managing uncomplicated asthma, right through to the more complex issues surrounding acute episodes and 'difficult to manage' situations.

Jill Waldron: West of Cornwall PCT, UK.

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Written by nurses for nurses, Asthma Care in the Community emphasizes the "e;back to basics"e; approach, which is often forgotten in a high technology healthcare system. The book covers epidemiology, including prevalence, morbidity, and mortality; the economic and social burden of asthma; the pathology and pathophysiology of asthma; managing patients with asthma, both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically; managing uncomplicated asthma, right through to the more complex issues surrounding acute episodes and "e;difficult to manage"e; situations.

Inhalt

Asthma Care in the Community 3
Contents 7
Preface 9
Acknowledgements 11
Introduction 13
1 The Epidemiology of Asthma 15
2 The Respiratory System 21
3 Asthma the Disease 35
4 The Presentation and Diagnosis of Asthma 45
5 Drug Therapy in Asthma 69
6 Inhaler Devices and Nebulizers 85
7 The Management of Asthma 103
8 Special Situations 123
9 Deteriorating Asthma 143
10 Other Therapies 159
11 Structure of Care 169
12 The Future 183
13 The Role of Nurses in the Management of Asthma 187
Glossary 189
Useful Addresses 193
Index 195

Rezensionen

"I particularly enjoyed reading the book because it was divided up
so well." (Pediatric Nursing, September 2008)

"This book comes highly recommended ... The book is clearly
written, well laid out providing illustrations and examples of case
studies." (Journal of Community Nursing, Aug/Sep 2008)

"Written by a nurse for nurses...As a result, nurses in the
community should find this book useful in developing their
expertise." (Primary Nursing Care, Feb 2008)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.9.2007
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: Age • Approach • Asthma • Book • Care • Chronic • Common • Community • Complex • Condition • difficult • Diverse • evidencebased • Group • Guides • journey • Krankenpflege • Logical • majority • Manage • nursing • Patient • patients • Perspective • Pflege • Practitioner • Proportion • Secondary
• ISBN-10: 0-470-51850-2 / 0470518502
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-51850-2 / 9780470518502