Lubkin's Chronic Illness, Ninth Edition is an essential text for nursing students who seek to understand the various aspects of chronic Illness affecting both patients and families. This is the only text of it's kinds that truly addresses not only the physical aspects but the important psychosocial issues that individuals and families deal with on a daily basis. The text takes an application to practice-based approach by covering impact/issues, interventions and outcomes. The Ninth Edition has been heavily revised to include updated and expanded content on the illness experience, health policy, uncertainty and the advanced practice nurse in chronic illness. Each chapter employs a theoretical approach to the concept followed by the impact or issues of the concept, nursing interventions and potential outcomes. Two new chapters focused on Loss and Spirituality have also been included. New to the Ninth Edition: Expanded personal and real-life comments from the perspective of the careg

Lubkin's Chronic Illness, Tenth Edition is an essential text for nursing students who seek to understand the various aspects of chronic Illness affecting both patients and families. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.

. Lubkin’s Chronic Illness: Impact an Intervention, Eleventh Edition provides a solid foundation for nursing students by teaching them the skills and knowledge they need to care for patients experiencing illness.

The best-selling Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention continues to focus on the various aspects of chronic illness that influence both patients and their families. Topics include the sociological, psychological, ethical, organizational, and financial factors, as well as individual and system outcomes. the revised Sixth Edition includes new chapters on palliative care, complementary and alternative therapies, and self-efficacy, as well as added material on culturally competent care. Intended for nurses, social workers, and rehabilitation professionals, Chronic Illness demonstrates how the h

In Part One we introduce the reader to chronic illness, the U.S. health care system's approach to chronic illness, and the need for the system's major reform. We also provide a conceptual model of the experiences of the chronically ill. In Chapter One we briefly introduce our perspective on the implications of chronic illness for the U.S. health care system. In Chapter Two we address the prevalence and complex nature of chronic illness, and in Chapter Three we summarize some of the major responses of the health care system to the increase in chronic illness. We discuss the weaknesses of the conventional acutecare approach to chronic illness in Chapter Four, noting the various criticisms that have been made of it and the critics' suggestions for how long-term illness and disabilities could be managed. We also point out how we agree and disagree with the critics. In Part Two we illustrate how the ill and their marital partners experience chronic illness and its management. These experiences have implications for health care policy, some of which are pointed out in the accompanying commentaries. Chapter Five is central to this book, for in it we offer our new theoretical framework for dealing with chronic illness and its increasing influence on the U.S. health care system and policies. In Chapters Six through Nine we describe four distinctly different stages of chronic illness: comeback phases, stable phases, unstable phases, and deterioration. In each chapter we present case illustrations and commentaries on relevant policy. In Part Three we summarize the implications for health care practice and policy that can be derived from the case illustrations provided in Part Two. In Chapter Ten we detail some of the possible effects on health care practitioners of adopting our framework. And in Chapter Eleven we summarize our conceptual model and present some of the major policy implications of our perspective.

Case studies and extensive session transcriptions further illustrate the process of treating chronic illness."--BOOK JACKET.

Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Language Disorders Rapid advances in neural imaging, particularly in regard to neural plasticity and brain changes, have resulted in an evolving neurorehabilitation paradigm for aphasia and related language disorders. Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Language Disorders has been adopted worldwide as a text for aphasia courses. This new 5th edition by Leonard LaPointe and Julie Stierwalt encompasses state-of-the-art concepts and approaches from an impressive cadre of experts who work in research labs, classrooms, clinics, and hospitals-including the world-renowned Mayo Clinic. As in previous editions, this book embraces a humanistic approach to treatment, addressing multicultural and multilinguistic considerations and social model interventions. The text encompasses a full continuum of cognitive-language disorder management-from everyday practicalities, assessment, and treatment to disorder-specific cases with evidence-based data. Additions to the 5th edition include chapters on pragmatics and discourse, telepractice, digital and electronic advances, funding and reimbursement, and comprehension, syntax, and linguistic based disorders. Key Features: A new chapter on neuroanatomical basics features exquisite illustrations An in-depth look at neurogenic communication disorders from Mayo Clinic provides firsthand insights on treating patients in an acute care hospital setting Discussion and test questions, case studies, and clinical pearls offer invaluable didactic guidance A chapter on expanded traumatic brain injury covers blast injuries and multisystem injuries This is the most comprehensive yet concise resource on aphasia and related disorders available today. New legions of speech language pathology students, residents, course directors, and practitioners will discover a remarkable guide on the treatment of communication disorders.

"Gerontologic Nursing" is best known for its comprehensive coverage of health promotion and basic and complex gerontologic concepts and issues, as well as the most common medical-surgical problems associated with the older adult. The book follows a body systems organization similar to a medical-surgical nursing text.

This family nursing resource provides a comprehensive discussion of nursing intervention strategies across the life span and in a variety of clinical settings. It bridges the gap between theory and clinical practice by illustrating the use of theoretical assessment and intervention concepts within actual family situations, rather than through abstract discussions. Coverage reflects the current state of family practice nursing to help readers provide optimum care.