Advanced Concepts in Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Care - Softcover

Halper MSN APN-C MSCN FAAN, June

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193386415X ISBN 13: 9781933864150

Publisher: Demos Medical, 2007

Synopsis

The nurse plays a vital role as an educator, care provider, and advocate for patients and families affected by multiple sclerosis (MS). The companion book to an earlier work, Comprehensive Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis, Advanced Concepts in Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Care, 2nd Edition examines complex issues in MS management and reflects a new philosophy of MS care: one of empowerment. The focus is on the numerous settings in which MS nurses practice, as well as their many roles and responsibilities in managing this highly variable disease. It will provide the reader with an updated view of MS along with a greater understanding of its lifelong impact.

Special features of the second edition include:

A new chapter on sustaining hope in MS patients
A new chapter on treatment of acute exacerbations
A new chapter on emerging intravenous therapies
Expanded sections on pain, depression, and skin care with frequent injections

The book is divided into sections dealing with the disease itself, advanced practice requirements for nurses, and advanced symptom management.

Contributors to Advanced Concepts in Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Care, 2nd Edition are nurse clinicians and researchers who work in geographically diverse practice settings throughout North America and Europe. The book will provide nurses with tools and strategies to improve the lives affected by multiple sclerosis and to reinforce the role of the nurse in managing it.

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About this title

About the Author:

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 into the American Academy of Nursing. Her numerous publications include Comprehensive Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis, 2nd Edition, Advanced Concepts in Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis, 2nd Edition, and Nursing Practice in Multiple Sclerosis: A Core Curriculum, 2nd Edition.

Review:

"...comprehensive information on the care and management of patients with multiple sclerosis... a valuable tool for all health professionalscaring for people with MS. The contributors are all experts in the field... This revised second edition provides state-of-the-art information to healthcareproviders. By focusing on empowerment, this book presents a comprehensive modelfor the management of a chronic disease and creatively uses new concepts innursing care and research to improve the quality of life for patients andfamilies living with MS."--Doody's Reviews

"As an individual who has secondary progressive MS (20 years), I found this book to be one of the most comprehensive sources of information for healthcare professionals, not just nurses. It not only serves as a guide for the care of the individual with MS, but its organization and layout could serve as a pattern for other books on chronic conditions." -- Sheila T. Fitzgerald, BSN, MSN, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

"...a valuable resource for nurses working in a variety of health care settings all over the world. Once again, June Halper has masterminded a valuable addition to the growing collection of MS nursing literature." --International Organization of MS Nurses (IOMSN)

 

(International Organization of MS Nurses (IOMSN) )

About this edition

• Publisher: Demos Medical
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 193386415X
• ISBN 13: 9781933864150
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 286