Randall Sue - A textbook of long term conditions

This edition first published 2011

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Long-term conditions : a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals / edited by Sue Randall and Helen Ford. p.; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4443-3249-0 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Long-term care of the sick. 2. Chronic diseases-Nursing. I. Randall, Sue, editor. II. Ford, Helen, 1967- editor.

[DNLM: 1. Long-Term Care-methods. 2. Chronic Disease-nursing. 3. Palliative Care-methods. WX 162]

RT120.L64L66 2011

362.16-dc22

2010048240

This book is dedicated to my family in recognition of their unwavering support for me, even when my work appears to take priority over my family.

So for my Mum and Dad, Joy and David Gill, my brother and his wife, Steve and Isobel Gill, and my beautiful nieces Sarah and Lauren, thank you.

For Tanya Hughes, whose friendship from the other side of the world keeps me sane, especially when others are asleep.

Last, but certainly not least, a very particular mention is needed for my husband Duncan Randall and my two very special boys, Matthew and Harry, who put up with lot!

Thank you all, so much. It means everything to know you are all there.

Sue Randall

I would like to dedicate this book to my lovely family: Andy, Imogen and Thomas. Thank you for your patience, support and ability to de-stress me by reminding me that there is a whole other world out there!

Thanks are also due to all the people involved in the reading of chapters, for their feedback and comments. Tony Privitera, in particular, was invaluable with his comments for the first draft of Chapter 1.

Both Sue and I are also grateful to the staff of Wiley for their support during the writing and editing of this book. The chapter contributors also deserve a mention, for their diligence in responding to the often-tight deadlines.

Helen Ford

Contributors

Darren Awang

Darren Awang is Course Director for the MSc in Assistive Technology at the Department of Occupational Therapy, Coventry University. Darren has a strong interest in assistive technology, home adaptations, research methods and applied research. Darren is currently leading a project to develop an online Assistive Technology Learning Tool to assist students and practitioners to gain understanding of the range of assistive technology and its potential to enhance the lives of service users, patients and carers.

Bernie Davies

Bernie Davies is Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Coventry University. She teaches pre- and post-registration students across modules including long-term conditions, evidence-based practice, continence promotion and wound care. She has a particular interest in interprofessional education and is a lead for the online interprofessional learning pathway delivered across health and social care courses at Coventry University and Warwick medical school. She has worked as a sister and then clinical teacher in older adult rehabilitation and in acute medicine.

Helen Ford

Helen Ford is Senior Lecturer at Coventry University, whose predominant responsibility is pre- registration teaching. Helen trained in the West Midlands and worked in clinical practice for 10 years, specialising in medical admissions. The poor nutritional state of many of the patients sparked her interest in patient nutrition, and though nutrition has gained much interest in recent times, she feels that there is scope for more education to help those working with people with long-term conditions adopt a multiprofessional approach.

Jo Galloway

Jo Galloway is Deputy Director of Nursing, Quality and Safety at NHS Warwickshire. Her career spans acute care, commissioning and education, and she has a wealth of experience in managerial, clinical and educational roles in a number of senior posts, both within the NHS and higher education institutions. Her clinical expertise is within rehabilitation and the care of older people. Jo has also co-authored a book on leadership and management in healthcare.

Gay James

Gay James started her nursing career with RGN training at Westminster Hospital, London, followed by experience in general medicine and surgery at Westminster and Kings College Hospital, then Intensive Care course at Guys hospital. Following an MSc in Pain Management, Gay came to realise that the subject of pain is an important priority for patient care, and that learning about it should start in pre-registration education. She hopes that her enthusiasm for improving recognition and appropriate management for pain inspires students to make it a priority for patients.

Jill Main

Jill undertook her nursing training at Edinburgh University and qualified in 1978. She has extensive experience in the fields of both elderly and generalist palliative care. Her academic qualifications include a BSc (Social Science/Nursing) and an MSc (Health Sciences Research). She currently works in South Birmingham Community Health in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults team, and also has a remit for end-of-life care in the Trust.

Sue Randall

Sue Randall is Senior Lecturer and Pathway Leader for Long-term Conditions in the Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Care at Coventry University, where she teaches across foundation degree, pre-registration, undergraduate and postgraduate nursing. In addition, Sue has an applied research portfolio which includes workforce transformation around the long-term conditions agenda, and evaluations of community matron services. Sue trained at The Middlesex Hospital in London, specialising in orthopaedics and working in elective, trauma and at the supraregional bone tumour unit. From there, she worked as a Health Visitor with a generic caseload of young families and housebound elderly, before establishing the Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Service in South Warwickshire. All of these eclectic experiences have built up a knowledge base which promotes the skills required in current healthcare to support individuals with long-term conditions.