Esther Chang – författare

Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice provides the knowledge and skills necessary for nursing and allied health students to provide quality, competent care to people living with a chronic illness or disability.

The text has a strong evidence base, but is founded in reality. It includes practical, useful principles for holistic care, self-management, and a multidisciplinary approach. It also covers a range of issues affecting patients, carers and families, with a focus on empowering individuals as they adjust to the life-changing journey of chronic disease and disability.

Edited by Esther Chang and Amanda Johnson, and written by a multidisciplinary team of expert clinicians and academics, this book will enhance your confidence when caring for people with a range of major and common conditions, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, obesity, dementia, mental illness and palliative care.

A comprehensive and contemporary guide to chronic illness and disability care in Australia and New Zealand

Equip tomorrow’s nurses and health professionals with the knowledge, confidence and person-centred principles required to support people living with chronic illness and disability.

Now in its fifth edition, Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice continues to set the benchmark for holistic, evidence-based care. Edited by Esther Chang and Deborah Hatcher and written by a multidisciplinary team of expert clinicians and academics, this trusted text prepares students and clinicians to work in genuine partnership with individuals, families and carers across the continuum of care.

Grounded in best practice and informed by current Australian, New Zealand and international evidence, the text explores the realities of living with chronic conditions and disability. It champions self-management, empowerment and interdisciplinary collaboration, and addresses major conditions including heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, dementia, mental illness and palliative care, alongside essential dimensions of care such as spirituality, sexuality and sexual health, chronic pain, stigma and preferred place of care.

Designed for nursing and allied health students, newly registered nurses and clinicians across Australia and New Zealand, this text supports the development of clinical reasoning, reflective practice and the delivery of safe, competent and responsive care throughout every stage of a professional career.