Care of the Difficult Patient - A Nurse's Guide (Paperback, New Ed)

Developed collaboratively by a doctor and nurse team, this is the first text to deal specifically with nursing difficult patients. Whether patient problems stem from mental distress and ill health, historic substance abuse, demanding family members or abusive behaviour, difficult patients place extra demands on nurses both professionally and personally. Caring for difficult patients requires both technical and interpersonal skills along with an ability to exercise power and set limits. This text presents invaluable practical recommendations and advice, well founded in experience and supported by relevant literature, for nurses coping with challenging, real world situations. Including learning points, further reading, case studies and dialogue examples to highlight good (and bad) practice, the book covers pertinent issues such as psychiatric diagnoses, setting limits and establishing authority, death and dying, stress and work. It is ideal for pre- and post-registration nurses, providing concrete direction on the management of difficult patients.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2005
First published:	2006
Authors:	Peter Manos • Joan Braun
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	156
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-35824-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > General
LSN:	0-415-35824-8
Barcode:	9780415358248

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