Nursing Practice In Multiple Sclerosis: A Core Curriculum,9781888799965

Nursing Practice In Multiple Sclerosis: A Core Curriculum

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781888799965
ISBN10: 188879996X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-06-15
Publisher(s): Springer Pub Co
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Summary

This essential reference guide was developed for nurses preparing to take the MS certification exam given under the auspices of the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses (IOMSN), and for everyone involved, or becoming involved, in the field of MS care and treatment. Developed as a companion to Comprehensive Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis, Second Edition, and Advanced Concepts in Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Care, this guide will help readers learn about the history of MS, its diagnosis and management, and current theories regarding the immunologic basis of the disease.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Background Information for Nursing Practice in Multiple Sclerosis
The History of Multiple Sclerosis Care
1(30)
June Halper
Domains of Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Practice
31(14)
Heidi Maloni
June Halper
Change Theory and Its Application in Multiple Sclerosis Nursing
45(4)
June Halper
Multiple Sclerosis Nurses' Code of Professional Conduct
49(4)
Heidi Maloni
The Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Epidemiology
53(6)
June Halper
The Complete Neurologic Examination
59(6)
June Halper
Kathleen Costello
Linda Morgante
Lynn McEwan
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
65(6)
Kathleen Costello
Determining the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Multiple Sclerosis
71(8)
June Halper
Kathleen Costello
Colleen Harris
Management of the Disease Process
The Immune System and Its Role in Multiple Sclerosis
79(6)
Kathleen Costello
Disease-Altering Therapies
85(8)
June Halper
Colleen Harris
Functional Alterations: Physical Domains
The Symptom Chain in Multiple Sclerosis
93(18)
June Halper
Heidi Maloni
Diane Lowden
Lynn McEwan
Amy Perrin Ross
Kathleen Costello
Colleen Harris
The Multiple Sclerosis Care Team
111(4)
June Halper
Bladder Dysfunction
115(8)
Marie Namey
Bowel Elimination and Continence
123(6)
Marie Namey
The Nurse's Role in Advanced Multiple Sclerosis
129(4)
June Halper
Functional Alterations: Personal Domain
Psychosocial Implications
133(4)
June Halper
Jan Shilling
Financial and Vocational Concerns
137(4)
Jan Shilling
Elsie Gulick
Shaping Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Practice
Primary Care Needs
141(4)
June Halper
Kathleen Costello
Colleen Harris
Lynn McEwan
The Nurse's Role in MS Research
145(6)
Linda Morgante
Study Guide in Multiple Sclerosis
151(2)
Case Studies
153(14)
Certification Study Questions
167(2)
Index 169

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