Patient Care in Community Practice : A Handbook of Non-Medicinal Healthcare

It is now common for as many conditions as possible to be treated in the home rather than in hospital. General practitioners, community pharmacists, and district nurses have all had to adjust to the increased demands that this places on the primary healthcare team. Patient Care in Community Practice provides a unique guide for the health-care professional to the background and use of a diverse range of non-medicinal products and appliances suitable for use in the home. These products include stoma appliances, incontinence aids, trusses, graduated compression hosiery, wound management products, oxygen administration aids, inhalation therapy aids, dietary products for special needs, home parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition and dialysis. This completely revised edition includes details of all the latest developments in the treatment and management of these conditions. It is intended to provide the background knowledge, and with it the confidence, that carers need to ensure that the quality-of-life is maximised.