| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 508 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Autism Spectrum Disorder : core features and medical comorbidities / Cordelia Robinson Rosenberg -- Prevalence, etiology and genetics / Marygrace Yale Kaiser, Ellen Giarelli, and Jennifer Pinto-Martin -- Introduction to integrated, comprehensive nursing care of Autism Spectrum Disorder / Ellen Giarelli -- Caring for the pregnant woman with a family history of cognitive/developmental disabilities / Kimberly K. Trout, Karen Blake, and Heather Marozsan -- Finding what we're looking for : evidence-based early identification and nursing care of young children at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders / Marcia R. Gardner -- Complex autism : is it rare or a family affair? / Margaret Cooney Souders and Kathleen T. Sharp -- Nursing care of the child with Autism Spectrum Disorder scheduled for a tonsillectomy / Brenda M. Holtzer -- "Keep calm and carry on" : the school nurse and students on the Autism Spectrum / Marian S. Byrnes and Marcia R. Gardner -- Adolescent health and development : the unique experience of the adolescent with Asperger's Syndrome / Nina Scarpinato -- Transition to community : adolescence, employment, and companionship / Lauren Blann [and others] -- Caring for women with Asperger's Syndrome during the childbearing cycle / Joan Rosen Bloch, Karen J. Lecks, and Patricia Dunphy Suplee -- Emergency nursing care of patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Kathleen Patrizzi and Ellen Girelli -- Cancer care for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder : the case of prostate cancer / Ellen Giarelli and Jean Ruttenberg -- Evidence-based care of the older client with autism / Debi A. Schuhow and Tamara L. Zurakowski -- The nurse's role in managing transitions and future planning for aging adults with autism and their families / Kathleen M. Fischer and Justin D. Peterson -- Ethical issues in the care of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the family and the community : hearing the voice of the person with autism at the end of life / Margaret J. Hegge -- Professional nursing partnerships and the future of Autism Spectrum Disorder nursing care / Ellen Giarelli, Judith Bonaduce, and Kristen van der Veen -- Legal issues and implications for nursing care of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States / Pamela Holtzclaw Williams and Lorri Unumb |
| Summary |
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a growing health problem, and nearly all nurses are likely to care for individuals with ASDs in a variety of settings. Designed as a textbook and reference, this volume prepares nurses to recognize the unique challenges of providing evidence-based health care the meets the special needs of ASD patients across lifespan and in multiple practice settings. Chapters include setting-specific case studies and consistently formatted information about key clinical issues, clinical assessment, and a best practice nursing plan of care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Autism spectrum disorders -- Nursing
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Autism spectrum disorders -- Treatment
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People with mental disabilities.
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Child Development Disorders, Pervasive -- nursing
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Evidence-Based Nursing -- methods
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Persons with Mental Disabilities
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mentally handicapped.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- General.
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People with mental disabilities
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Autism spectrum disorders -- Treatment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Giarelli, Ellen, editor.
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Gardner, Marcia R. (Marcia Rubenstein), editor.
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| LC no. |
2012418250 |
| ISBN |
9780826108487 |
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0826108482 |
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