Download or read book Teaching Nursing Care of Chronic Illness written by Pamela Minden, RN, PhD, CS and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-11-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides innovative strategies for teaching whole person care of chronic illness in both classroom and clinical settings. Taking a narrative approach, the authors show how medical-surgical and psychiatric-mental health nursing can be creatively integrated to promote student understanding of the complexity of working with clients and families experiencing long-term health challenges. The text is filled with ìhow toî information along with discussion of pedagogical concerns related to chronic illness management. Valuable features include: case examples, an extensive listing of films and videos depicting the lives of those living with chronic illness for use in the classroom, and sample forms for student and teacher use.