Communicable Diseases: A Nursing Perspective

It is impossible to determine the impact on humanity's suffering brought about by communicable diseases - endemic, epidemic and pandemic - which have existed since the beginning of time. Communicable diseases (despite the remarkable progress made in the development of modern health science) still pose a serious threat. Communicable Diseases - A Nursing perspective will enable health care practitioners (as well as laymen) to prevent outbreaks of communicable diseases on a primary level and if they do occur, to control them to such an extent that outbreaks of epidemics and pandemics can be prevented. The care of the sick person (at home or in hospital) and the support given to the patient's family during the time of the illness are other focal points of the book. Measures to prevent the spreading of the disease to the community are also included. Communicable Diseases - A Nursing Perspective will enable health care practitioners (as well as laymen) to prevent outbreaks of communicable diseases on a primary level and if they do occur, to control them to such an extent that outbreaks of epidemics and pandemics can be prevented. The care of the sick person (at home or in hospital) and the support given to the patient's family during the time of the illness are other focal points of the book. Measures to prevent the spreading of the disease to the community are also included. Communicable diseases - A nursing Perspective is a book for Southern Africa, placing the emphasis on the prevention and control of communicable diseases within the family and the community. Practitioners and students of Community Health Care in particular will find the book of inestimable value.