The protocols in this thoroughly updated edition address key clinical conditions and circumstances likely to be encountered by a hospital nurse caring for older adults. They represent "best practices" for acute care of the elderly as developed by nursing experts around the country as part of the Hartford Foundation's Nurses Improving Care to the ...
This textbook examines all facets of the APN role with an emphasis on nurse practitioners and primary care. The book contains numerous personal essays describing first-hand experiences in the field.
Focusing on the broad, but practical notions of how to care for the patient, the "Encyclopaedia of Elder Care", a state-of-the-art resource features nearly 300 articles, written by experts in the field. Multidisciplinary by nature, all aspects of clinical care of the elderly are addressed. Coverage includes acute and chronic disease; home care, ...
This series addresses issues and clinical information for nurses in their work with the elderly, including long-term care, acute care, psychological considerations, and health promotions. The fourteen clinical protocols in this book address key clinical conditions and circumstances likely to be encountered by a hospital nurse caring for older ...
Since publication of the last series volume focusing on emerging systems, long term care has continued to evolve. This present volume brings to the forefront issues that have been neglected or under-reported. The chapters focus on populations or groups of professionals that are integral to long term care as recipients of services or as care ...
This book features nearly three hundred articles providing practical information on how to care for elders. Written by more than three hundred experts, this accessible state-of-the-art resource addresses home care, including family-based care; nursing-home care; rehabilitation; case management; social services; assisted living; palliative care; ...
"Nothing could be more propitious to herald in the 21st century than this Fourth Edition...It chronicles the depth and breadth of advanced practice nursing historically, clinically, professionally, organizationally, legally and politically...A vital descriptive link in the illustrious, if tortuous, history of advanced practice nursing." - from the ...
The delivery of good medical care often involves professionals from various disciplines working together. Interdisciplinary health care teams can be especially valuable in managing patients with complex medical and social needs, such as older persons in hospital, community, or home settings. Such teams, however, can also complicate or even create ...
Highlighting the dynamic nature of long term care, the authors share their practical insight and explore issues linked to the cost and processes of delivering care in the long term care environment. Topics examined include current and emerging models of transitional care, provider requirements/reimbursement issues in subacute care, community-based ...
The fourth volume in the prestigious "Advances in Long-Term Care Series" continues to address the challenges of long-term care with innovation and practical insight. Highlighting the dynamic nature of long-term care, the authors share their practical insight and explore issues linked to the cost and process of delivering care to an increasing ...
Six years (1984-1990) of the journal, with the quick and excellent search capabilities afforded by DiscPassage, the Creative Multimedia Corporation's software for full word, phrase, wildcard, and boolean text search, browsing, and traditional table of contents. The journal features review articles
This is the third edition of the book formerly entitled "Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice". The original project grew from the efforts of these authors and editors, national leaders in geriatric nursing, and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, to improve the quality, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of ...
This classic, provides practitioners with a concise, up-to-date reference text on health assessment of elderly clients. Additions include nursing home assessment; functional, nutritional, and mental health assessment and laboratory values.
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