Long-Term Conditions: Nursing Care and Management / Edition 1

is a comprehensive, practical guide for nurses and healthcare professionals on the care and management of people with chronic illness. It explores case management, individual care and management, the role of the 'expert patient', quality-of-life issues, counselling skills, self-management, and optimum self-care. discusses the three main long-term conditions currently resulting in most hospital admissions: diabetes, respiratory, and coronary heart disease, with a focus on empowering the patient to self-manage.