Nursing care of children and young people with chronic illness [electronic resource] / edited by Fay Valentine, Lesley Lowes ; foreword by Simon Weston. - Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007. - xvii, 262 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The definition and aetiology of chronic illness / Fay Valentine and Suzanne Hazell -- Context of care and service delivery / Fay Valentine and Peter Mcnee -- Impact upon the child and family / Lesley Lowes -- A holistic approach to meeting physical, social and psychological needs / Beverly Hodges and Julia Tod -- Empowering children, young people and their families / Mandy Brimble -- Ethical issues / Peter Mcnee and Maggie Furness -- Continuing care needs / Melda Price and Sian Thomas -- Acute emergencies / Peter Mcnee and Martina Nathan -- Adolescence / Siān Bill and Yvonne Knight -- Transitional care / Siān Bill and Beverly Hodges.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Chronic diseases in children--Nursing.
Chronic diseases in adolescence--Nursing.


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