Nursing Practice In Multiple Sclerosis: A Core Curriculum - Softcover

June Halper MSN ANP FAAN; Colleen Harris RN MN MSCN; Kathleen Costello RN MS CRNP MSCN

Softcover

ISBN 10: 188879996X ISBN 13: 9781888799965

Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Nursing is a critical element in meeting the needs of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their families. Over the years, the role of MS nurses have developed from strictly providing care and education, to also providing case management services, counseling, and rehabilitation. As well-educated professionals they have become knowledgeable of the disease process and available treatments.

Nursing Practice in Multiple Sclerosis: A Core Curriculum, 2nd Edition was written for nurses preparing to take the MS certification exam given under the auspices of the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses (IOMSN), and for everyone involved, or becoming involved, in the field of MS treatment and care. Developed as a companion to Comprehensive Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis, 2nd Edition and Advanced Concepts in Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Care, this guide will help readers learn about the history of MS, its diagnosis, management, and current theories regarding the immunologic basis for the disease.

Additional benefits include:

1. Review of pharmacologic strategies including the treatment of acute attacks, immunomodulating therapies, and symptomatic therapies, as well as nonpharmacologic interventions
2. Concise and relevant information in easy to read outline form
3. Study questions and answers for the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses (IOMSN) certification
4. Reference material for additional reading
5. Case studies

This manual is an excellent resource both for MS nurse specialists and professionals entering this area of specialized care.

About this title

About the Author:

June Halper, MSN, ANP, FAAN - June Halper is a certified adult nurse practitioner who has specialized in multiple sclerosis since 1978. She is the executive director of the Gimbel Multiple Sclerosis Center, past president and now executive director of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the founding director of the International Organization of MS Nurses (IOMSN), and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

is a Nurse Coordinator/Nurse Practitioner at the University of Calgary MS Clincic. Colleen is one of the founders and a past president of the International Orginization of MS Nurses(IOMSN)

is an Adult Nurse Practioner and Clinical Director of the Maryland Center for Multiple Sclerosis, located at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She collaborates with physicians at the Center to assist in the evaluation process and to provide ongoing care for persons with multiple sclerosis.

Review:

A good resource for nurses preparing for the nurse's certification examination and other heathcare professionals... --The International MS Journal, September 2004

About this edition

• Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 188879996X
• ISBN 13: 9781888799965
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192