An excellent guide to the modern nursing methods of the ill and disabled.The book comprises the proper approach towards providing assistance to the patient - solicitous care and rehabilitation and compensation of the lost abilities via mobility aids and assistive devices as well as medical technologies.The book discusses:- ethical issues- working conditions organisation- planning and documenting of the provided care- selected nursing techniques including safe lifting and moving the patient- prevention of infections and results of long term immobilization.The book is intended for medical carers, nurses and any body who takes care of the disabled and chronically ill on a daily basis.