Providing support at home for children and young people who have complex health needs

Description:

Providing Support at Home for Children and Young People who have Complex Health Needs discusses elements of providing support in the home, which influence the quality of provision. This includes: the rationale for providing support at home, the child being central to the provision of support, taking into account the needs of the whole family, working closely with parents, working in the family home, choices and rights, supporting adolescents, team working, ethical issues, political and organisational issues. Case studies are used to illustrate the points raised.

subjects: Adolescent,  Child,  Children with disabilities,  Chronic Disease,  Chronically ill children,  Home care,  Home care services,  Medical,  Nonfiction,  Nurse-Patient Relations,  Professional-Family Relations,  Young adults with disabilities,  Home Care Services,  Young adults,  Chronic diseases,  Nurse and patient,  Adolescent boys,  Chronic diseases in children,  Community & home care - home,  Nurse & patient,  Pathology,  Child rearing & development,  Children's diseases & disorders - general & miscellaneous,  Health care providers,  Family,  Marital & couples counseling,  Family & general practice