Nursing practice in multiple sclerosis a core curriculum / [electronic resource] :
Kathleen Costello, June Halper, and Colleen Harris.
- New York, N.Y. : Demos, c2003.
- vi, 122 p. ; 22 cm.
The history of multiple sclerosis care -- Domains of multiple sclerosis nursing practice -- Change theory and its application in multiple sclerosis nursing -- Multiple sclerosis nurses' code of ethics -- Epidemiology -- The complete neurologic examination -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- Determining the diagnosis and prognosis of multiple sclerosis -- The immune system and its role in multiple sclerosis -- Disease-altering therapies -- The symptom chain in multiple sclerosis -- The multiple sclerosis care team -- Bladder dysfunction -- Bowel elimination and continence -- The nurse's role in advanced multiple sclerosis -- Psychosocial implications -- Financial and vocational concerns -- Primary care needs -- The nurse's role in multiple sclerosis research -- Study guide in multiple sclerosis -- Case studies -- Certification study questions.
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