Nursing practice in multiple sclerosis : a core curriculum / / June Halper, Colleen Harris.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Halper, June.
• TeilnehmendeR: Harris, Colleen.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 3rd ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: viii, 220 p. :; ill.
• Notes: Rev. ed. of: Nursing practice in multiple sclerosis : a core curriculum / founding editor, June Halper ; editorial advisors, Kathleen Costello, Colleen Harris. 2nd ed. c2006.

Table of Contents

The history of multiple sclerosis -- Domains of multiple sclerosis nursing practice -- Change theory and its application in multiple sclerosis nursing -- Multiple sclerosis nurses' code of professional conduct -- Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis -- The complete neurologic examination -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- The diagnosis and prognosis of multiple sclerosis -- The immune system and its role in multiple sclerosis -- Multiple sclerosis : managing the disease -- The symptom chain in multiple sclerosis -- The multiple sclerosis care team -- Bladder dysfunction -- Bowel elimination and continence -- The nurse's role in advanced multiple sclerosis -- Psychosocial implications -- Financial and vocational concerns -- Special needs in multiple sclerosis -- The nurse's role in ms research -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Overview -- Certification study questions.