The Role of the nurse educator in managing atopic dermatitis

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-383

  Nicol, Noreen Heer ^a,b,c   Ersser, Steven J ^c,d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c International Skin Care Nursing Group   (United Kingdom)

^d BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Atopic eczema; Nurse educator; Patient education

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; NURSE'S ROLE; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77955480137     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2010.06.007     Document Type: Review

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