Multidisciplinary patient care in rheumatoid arthritis: evolving concepts in nursing practice.

摘要: Multidisciplinary patient care is essential in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic potentially disabling, multisystem disease. Concepts multidisciplinary continue to evolve. While all team members can make valuable contributions care, this chapter focuses particular on continuing and changing aspects management. Of many disciplines associated with rheumatology, nursing has undergone most radical change recent years. New roles have been defined profession now emerging additional skills support patients their families. education also As beneficial effects are demonstrated, programme should be seen as arthritis. Finally, importance counselling emphasised.