Families, Health, and Illness

by Patricia Winstead-Fry and Carol B. Danielson

This new text explores the intricate relationships between health, illness, and families and the nurses's integral role in this system. Designed to help the nurse understand the development of families' varied responses to illness stressors, the book presents practical interventions needed to prevent and decrease stress during illness. Content focuses on the family as the essential resource in the treatment of illness and the promotion of wellness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801603609
• ISBN13: 9780801603600
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 427 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.5" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher