SERVICE DOGS AND DISABILITIES: NURSE LIFE CARE PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS.
Service and emotional support animals are increasingly common in the United States. There is a distinction between service animals and emotional support animals that must be acknowledged and understood. Service animal roles, for dogs in particular, started with blind World War I veterans and continu...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nurse Life Care Planning Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 44 - 52 |
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| Formato: | pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners
Winter2021
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | Service and emotional support animals are increasingly common in the United States. There is a distinction between service animals and emotional support animals that must be acknowledged and understood. Service animal roles, for dogs in particular, started with blind World War I veterans and continue to evolve with modern legislative changes. Health professionals and the general public lack knowledge and understanding of how service dogs provide essential services to disabled handlers. Service dogs are underrepresented in life care plans. This article defines the purpose, function and services provided by service dogs. This article also provides Nurse Life Care Planners with factual details to price a service animal in a plan. |
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