Handbook of geriatric nursing care.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geriatric nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Geriatric nursing.

Nursing Care.

Aged.

Nursing Care--methods.

Geriatric Nursing--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Nursing Care.

Aged.

Nursing Care--methods.

Geriatric Nursing--methods.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

x, 662 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Geriatric nursing care

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2003]

Summary:

The Second Edition of this A-to-Z guide covers a wide range of areas of concern pertaining to the growing geriatric population. Completely reviewed, updated and expanded, it includes more than 150 illustrations and charts. This text invites readers to investigate more than 200 disorders and age-oriented issues, such as lab value changes, sexuality, grief and loss, alternative therapies and cultural influences on compliance, self-care and recovery. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, this manual covers Alzheimer's, cataract removal treatments, and many other new and expanded topics.

Contents:

Diseases, treatments, procedures, and geriatric issues (in alphabetical order) 1

A. Physiologic changes in aging 623

B. Laboratory value changes in elderly patients 627

C. Levels of care 630

D. Using antipsychotics in long-term care facilities 632

E. Using anxiolytics and sedatives in long-term care facilities 634

F. Unnecessary drugs in long-term care facilities 636

G. Preventing adverse drug reactions in older patients 638

H. Adverse reactions misinterpreted as age-related changes 645.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 648-649) and index.

ISBN:

158255143X

OCLC:

50124465