Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
| Autor: | Lishia Lee, Amy Robertson-Artwork, Jennifer Stephen, Rebecca Askew, Jean Walker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Quality management MEDLINE Anemia Sickle Cell Disease Nurse's Role Young Adult Nursing Acute care Health care medicine Humans Young adult Survival rate Patient Care Team Advanced and Specialized Nursing Community and Home Care Self care management business.industry General Medicine Combined Modality Therapy Home Care Services Quality Improvement United States Self Care Survival Rate Interdisciplinary Communication Nurse-Patient Relations business |
| Zdroj: | Home Healthcare Nurse. 30:172-183 |
| ISSN: | 0884-741X |
| DOI: | 10.1097/nhh.0b013e318246d83d |
| Popis: | The complexity of caring for adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) strains the confines of a care-segregated medical system. As treatment protocols have dramatically improved since 1990, many patients with SCD are now living well beyond their 6th decade of life. This improved survival rate presents opportunities and challenges for the home healthcare nurse in the management of adult patients with SCD. The home healthcare nurse is essential in the coordination of interdisciplinary health team members to reduce pain episodes and the potentially catastrophic complications of renal failure, pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular events. In addition, the home healthcare nurse serves as patient advocate for the transition from acute care to home, as well as advocate for healthcare maintenance of vision, musculoskeletal involvement, and social and psychological support. This article seeks to provide a viable network for home healthcare nurses to establish self-care management and support of the adult patient with SCD. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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