Comprehensive Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis / Edition 3

by June Halper MSN, APN-C, MSCN, FAAN, Nancy Holland EdD, RN

Overview

This is an excellent resource for those caring for patients with MS. In addition to nurses, I could easily recommend this book to other physicians and, perhaps, even to patients." Score: 91, 4 stars

—Doody's

This book represents the most current information on the care of the MS patient....This will be an unparalleled resource for all nurses caring for MS patients and families.

-Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN

Among the many responsibilities of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) nurse, perhaps the most important is to help patients devise, learn, and implement self-care strategies to improve their wellness and quality of life. Taking a fresh perspective on the complex role of the MS nurse, this comprehensive clinical reference demonstrates how nurses can change the lives of patients with MS.

This newly revised edition is completely reorganized, refocused, and updated throughout to provide a stronger focus on instilling hope in patients and helping them regain their independence. The special feature of this new edition is the incorporation of the Morgante Conceptual Framework of Hope, a model of care that helps nurses integrate the concept of hope into clinical practice. The book also illustrates how to deliver nursing care that is both culturally sensitive and life span appropriate.

Key features:

• Uses detailed case studies to highlight the various roles of the MS nurse: the care provider, facilitator, advocate, educator, counselor, and innovator
• Incorporates the Morgante Conceptual Framework of Hope into every chapter
• Provides practical guidance on disease and symptom management, alternative medicine, sexuality and family planning, and pediatric patients
• Discusses how to maximize the effectiveness of pharmacotherapeutics

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826118523
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/30/2010
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

June Halper, MSN, APN-C, MSCN, FAAN, is Founder and current CEO of the Consortium of MS Centers (CMSC), Executive Director of International Organization of MS Nurses (1997-present), and serves as Executive Director, MS International Credentialing Board (2002–present).

Nancy Joyce Holland, EdD, RN, MSCN, is retired from her role as vice president of Clinical Programs at the National MS Society in New York, where she served in various capacities since 1988, including as national director and later vice president of Chapter and Community Services and vice president of Client and Community Services.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Foreword xi

Introduction xiii

Part I Introduction to Multiple Sclerosis

1 An Overview of Multiple Sclerosis June Halper Nancy Joyce Holland 1

2 Integrating the Concept of Hope Into Clinical Practice Linda A. Morgante† 17

3 Educating the Patient and Family June Halper Nancy Joyce Holland 29

4 Providing Advocacy for the Patient With Multiple Sclerosis Dorothy E. Northrop 43

Part II Managing The Disease and Its Symptoms and Promoting Healthy Coping

5 Providing Culturally Competent Care June Halper 53

6 Managing and Minimizing Symptoms Randall T. Schapiro Diana M. Schneider 61

7 Managing Elimination Dysfunction Marie A. Namey 87

8 Addressing Risk Factors Across the Disease Spectrum Colleen Harris 109

9 Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Symptom Management Patricia M. Kennedy 123

10 Addressing Psychosocial Issues Nicholas G. LaRocca Rosalind C. Kalb 131

11 Acknowledging Sexuality and Implementing Family Planning Rosalind C. Kalb 169

12 Working With the Pediatric Patient Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis Jennifer R. Boyd Maria C. Milazzo 193

Part III Improving Outcomes

13 Collaborating With the Rehabilitation Team Patricia M. Kennedy 215

14 Maximizing the Effectiveness of Pharmacotherapeutics Aliza Bitton Ben-Zacharia 237

Part IV Targeted Resources

Appendix A Managing Resources Nancy Clayton Reitman 255

Appendix B Managing Multiple Sclerosis Relapses and Symptoms: Pharmacology Overview 267

Index 271

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Joseph I Sirven, MD (Mayo Clinic Arizona)
Description: This is the third edition of a guide for comprehensive nursing management of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. It is designed as a support reference for nurses who have become educators, researchers, and patient advocates and comes eight years after the previous edition.
Purpose: It is a comprehensive nursing guide to help healthcare professionals care for patients with MS. The objectives are appropriate and the book clearly meets its objectives.
Audience: The book is intended for nursing professionals, but as a neurologist, I found the material quite helpful. Practical nuggets of advice appear throughout.
Features: This practical guide looks at both the pathophysiological and the psychosocial aspects of MS. The first of the book's two parts focuses on providing a comprehensive overview of the disease, while part II delves into disease and symptom management. It excels in providing information on often neglected topics such as elimination and bladder care, CAM treatments, sexuality and family planning, and pediatric MS.
Assessment: This is an excellent resource for those caring for patients with MS. In addition to nurses, I could easily recommend this book to other physicians and, perhaps, even to patients.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Joseph I. Sirven, MD (Mayo Clinic Hospital)
Description: This is the third edition of a guide for comprehensive nursing management of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. It is designed as a support reference for nurses who have become educators, researchers, and patient advocates and comes eight years after the previous edition.
Purpose: It is a comprehensive nursing guide to help healthcare professionals care for patients with MS. The objectives are appropriate and the book clearly meets its objectives.
Audience: The book is intended for nursing professionals, but as a neurologist, I found the material quite helpful. Practical nuggets of advice appear throughout.
Features: This practical guide looks at both the pathophysiological and the psychosocial aspects of MS. The first of the book's two parts focuses on providing a comprehensive overview of the disease, while part II delves into disease and symptom management. It excels in providing information on often neglected topics such as elimination and bladder care, CAM treatments, sexuality and family planning, and pediatric MS.
Assessment: This is an excellent resource for those caring for patients with MS. In addition to nurses, I could easily recommend this book to other physicians and, perhaps, even to patients.

Doody Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

This compact, user-friendly, comprehensive book would be an asset to any rehabilitation nurse working with clients with MS across the life span continuum.

Rehabilitation Nursing

This is an outstanding, well-written text that provides practical recommendations for nurses who care for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the community, primary care, or acute care settings. This book most definitely meets its objective of providing a comprehensive source on the nursing care of people with MS. Although written for nurses, I would recommend that it also be modified for the person with MS. Chapters are written by an expert interdisciplinary group with specialization in the care and management of individuals with MS. Detailed discussion about the pathology, treatment, and management of a complex, unpredictable disease are provided. In addition, chapters focusing on psychosocial and women's issues, sexuality, rehabilitation, advocacy, patient and family education, alternative therapies, and hope provide helpful guidelines for the nurse. As an individual dealing with MS for the last 14 years, I found the book current and timely in its discussion of research initiatives and medication therapy. The chapters on exercise, mobility management, and community resources are practical and useful. Integration of case studies in the text served to illustrate concepts as well as common problems a person with MS may experience with practical recommendations for resolution. In future editions, a chapter on working life and strategies to maintain employment would be useful. The book is so expertly written that I would also suggest to the authors that a second text be written for individuals with MS and their families to serve as a guide to assist in the adaptation to a complex chronic disease.

Sheila T. Fitzgerald