Long-Term Conditions: Nursing Care and Management

Notes on contributors.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

1 Long-term conditions in perspective (Liz Meerabeau).

2 Case management (Kerri Wright).

3 Changing approaches to the management of long-term conditions (Kerri Wright).

4 Sociological insights (Liz Meerabeau).

5 Psychological effects of long-term conditions (Ben Bruneau).

6 Counselling skills (Val Sanders).

7 Living with long-term conditions: Tommy’s story (Tommy Magee).

8 Self-management and current health care policies (Kerri Wright).

9 Managing common symptoms of long-term conditions (Kerri Wright, Pia Sweet, Natasha Ascott, Harry Chummun and Jenny Taylor).

10 Medicines management (Shivaun Gammie).

11 Management of heart failure (Susan Simpson).

12 Management of respiratory disease (Liz Nicholls).

13 Management of diabetes (Lynne Jerreat).

Index.