Nursing Care for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Nursing Care for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
An Integrated Approach
Contributors: Cecily Lynn Betz (editor), Wendy M. Nehring (editor)
Format: Hardback, 254 x 178mm , 416 pp
Publication date: 15 Dec 2009
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co
ISBN-10: 1557669821
EAN: 9781557669827
This comprehensive text investigates the issues for nurses and other health care professionals in the field of developmental disabilities, highlighting evidence-based practices and providing vital background information. Covering such topics as historical perspectives, development and transitions, systems of care, specific considerations for nursing practice, and information on specific disabilities including Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and autism, this book presents a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to nursing care. This solid reference, written by experts in the field, provides health care professionals working in all settings with the information and strategies they need to provide thorough and high-quality care to individuals with developmental disabilities.