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Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention, Eighth Edition

Author(s): Ilene Morof Lubkin, RN, MS, GNP, California State University, California
Pamala D. Larsen, PhD, CRRN, FNGNA, Associate Dean and Professor, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
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  • ISBN-13: 9781449649050
  • Product With Access Code    716 pages      © 2013
Price: International Sales $107.95 US List
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Overview

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The newest edition of best-selling Chronic Illness continues to focus on the various aspects of chronic illness that influence both patients and their families. This book is designed to teach students about the whole client or patient versus the physical status of the client with chronic illness. The study questions at the end of each chapter and the case studies help the students apply the information to real life. Evidence-based practice references are included in almost every chapter. A fantastic accompanying Companion Website with online learning tools is also available.

Aspects of chronic illness covered include:

  • the sociological
  • the psychological
  • the ethical
  • the organizational
  • financial factors
  • individual and system outcomes

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Each chapter in this newly revised edition has:

  • new references
  • a new case study
  • an evidence based practice box

New information on how the Health Care Reform bill has affected care of the adult with chronic illness is also included, as well as a chapter titled "Uncertainty".

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Part  I  Impact of the Disease
  Chapter  1  Chronicity
  Chapter  2  The Illness Experience
  Chapter  3  Stigma
  Chapter  4  Adaptation
  Chapter  5  Social Isolation
  Chapter  6  Body Image
  Chapter  7  Uncertainty
  Chapter  8  Quality of Life
  Chapter  9  Adherence
Part  II  Impact on the Client
  Chapter  10  Family Caregiving
  Chapter  11  Sexuality
  Chapter  12  Powerlessness
  Chapter  13  Culture
  Chapter  14  Self-Care
  Chapter  15  Client and Family Education
Part  III  Impact of the Health Professional
  Chapter  16  Health Promotion
  Chapter  17  APRNs in Chronic Illness Care
  Chapter  18  Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Part  IV  Impact of the System
  Chapter  19  Models of Care
  Chapter  20  Home Health Care
  Chapter  21  Long-Term Care
  Chapter  22  Palliative Care
  Chapter  23  Health Policy
  Chapter  24   Rehabilitation
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Ilene Morof Lubkin, RN, MS, GNP-California State University, California

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Pamala D. Larsen, PhD, CRRN-FNGNA, Associate Dean and Professor, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming

Dr. Larsen has been a certified rehabilitation nurse and a nursing educator and administrator for nearly 25 years in a university setting, currently serving as Associate Dean and Professor at the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming. Her passion in chronic illness began as a staff nurse in a neurological unit in the late 1970’s.  During her masters degree program in the early 1980’s, her plan of study focused on oncology and Hospice.  She has past federal training grants in rehabilitation and geriatric rehabilitation, and her publications focus on the clinical issues of chronic illness and the older adult.  Dr. Larsen is a Fellow in the National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA).  She currently is serving NGNA as Vice-President as well as being Chair of the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses.

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  • "This is an outstanding guide that will give readers a good understanding and practical advice when experiencing a chronic illness or caring for someone with a chronic illness. It is one of the most comprehensive books on this subject, and this latest edition provides a new, personal perspective of an expert who is now living with the impact of chronic illness." - Margaret Anna Holder, BSN, MSN, PhD, University of North Florida Brooks College of Health, Doody’s Review Service, Rating: 4 Stars!

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MSN, DNP, and advanced courses in BSN or RN-BSN programs focused on chronic illness and patient care. This book can be used in academic courses focused on:

  • Nursing
  • Physical Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Counseling
  • Rehabilitation
  • Gerontology
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