Comfort Theory and Practice: A Vision for Holistic Health Care and Research

di Katharine Kolcaba (Autore)

Springer Publishing Co Inc, 2002

This book places comfort at the forefront of nursing care, by presenting a carefully researched theory of comfort that nurses can use as a framework for practice. Engagingly written, the book combines a first-person account of the development of the theory with supporting research, and practical information for its application. Kolcaba analyzes the concept of comfort; describes its physical, psychospiritual, environmental and sociocultural components; evaluates its meaning in the many different contexts in which health care occurs; and describes how it can be measured. The appendix includes comfort care questionnaires that can be used with patients in many settings, and a comfort scale that can be used with patients for a quick assessment of comfort. Clinicians, researchers, educators, and students will find this holistic approach helpful in setting priorities and parameters for patient care.

• Autore: Katharine Kolcaba
• Editore: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Anno: 2002
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 288 p.
• Peso: 386 gr.
• EAN: 9780826116338

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