[Excerpt from] Delivering Quality Healthcare for People with Disability

Other Titles

Chapter 3: Strategies to Address Barriers to Healthcare for People with Disability

Abstract

This item record pertains to an excerpt from Delivering Quality Healthcare for People With Disability, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.

About this book: Delivering Quality Healthcare for People With Disability provides a road map for nurses, nursing students, and other healthcare professionals to deliver quality healthcare for individuals with disability. From social determinants of health to disability models to an understanding of different types of disability, author Suzanne Smeltzer helps nurses take the lead in redefining education and addressing the needs of people with disability.

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Description

This item record contains the following file attachments: Chapter 3 and a Fact Sheet about disabilities

Authors

Suzanne C. Smeltzer

Author Details

Suzanne Smeltzer, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is the Richard and Marianne Kreider Endowed Professor in Nursing for Vulnerable Populations at Villanova University’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. She has received several awards for her work related to disability, including the 2016 Nurse.com/Gannett Foundation Lectureship Award for Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability in Nursing Education from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Sigma Membership

Alpha Nu

Type

Book Chapter

ISBN

9781948057455

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Quality Healthcare, Nursing Education, Healthcare Inequity, Social Determinants of Health, Hearing and Vision Loss, Physical Disability, Psychiatric/Mental Health Disability

Recommended Citation

Smeltzer, Suzanne C., "[Excerpt from] Delivering Quality Healthcare for People with Disability" (2020). Sigma Publications: Book Excerpts. 63.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/book_excerpts/63

Publisher

Sigma Theta Tau International

Version

Publisher's Version

Rights Holder

Copyright © 2025 by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Any trademarks, service marks, design rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in this book are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for a similar or any other purpose.

Review Type

None: Professionally Edited Material

Acquisition

Publisher-submission

Date of Issue

2020

Full Text of Presentation

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