Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Chronic Illness
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Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Chronic Illness by F Valentine
Children and young people suffering from long-term conditions require continuing support and nursing care throughout their lives. Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Chronic Illness explores chronic disease management in the context of recent developments, including the National Service Framework for Children.
'This is an invaluable source of information about differing perspectives in chronic illness for those working in primary or secondary careIt is also recommended for those undertaking pre-qualifying and post-qualifying children's nursing courses. It is an essential read for practitioners at a reasonable price.' Nursing Standard, vol 22, November 2007
Fay Valentine is Director of the Children and Young People's Directorate in the School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University. She has a long history of working with children and young people with chronic illness. Her specialist interests are leadership, adolescence and chronic illness. She is the Welsh representative on the RCN Children and Young People's Advisory Panel, a member of the all-Wales Senior Children's Nursing Forum and committee member for the Welsh Nursing and Midwifery Council. Lesley Lowes is a Research Fellow/Practitioner at the Research, Health and Social Care Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University. She is an experienced qualitative researcher, whose research interests include childhood chronic illness (diabetes in particular), theories of loss, grief, adaptation and change, and the involvement of service users in health and social care research. She has an extensive clinical and academic publication portfolio, particularly in the field of paediatric diabetes. In addition to her academic work, she has a 50% clinical remit as a paediatric diabetes specialist nurse with Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781405144025 |
| ISBN 10 | 1405144025 |
| Title | Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Chronic Illness |
| Author | F Valentine |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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