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Geriatric nursing protocols for best practice / Mathy Mezey, Terry Fulmer, Ivo Abraham, editors ; DeAnn Zwicker, managing editor.
Holman Biotech Commons RC954 .G465 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Springer series on geriatric nursing
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geriatric nursing.
- Nursing care plans.
- Geriatric Nursing--methods.
- Nursing Care.
- Aged.
- Hospitalization.
- Nursing Assessment.
- Medical Subjects:
- Geriatric Nursing--methods.
- Nursing Care.
- Aged.
- Hospitalization.
- Nursing Assessment.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub. Co., [2003]
- Contents:
- 1 Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Best Practice / Judith A. Lucas, Terry Fulmer 1
- 2 Measuring Performance, Improving Quality / Deborah M. Nadzam, Ivo L. Abraham 15
- 3 Assessment of Function / Denise M. Kresevic, Mathy Mezey 31
- 4 Excessive Sleepiness / Mary Grace Umlauf, Eileen R. Chasens, Terri E. Weaver 47
- 5 Mealtime Difficulties / Elaine J. Amella 66
- 6 Urinary Incontinence / Annemarie Dowling-Castronovo, Christine Wanich Bradway 83
- 7 Assessing Cognitive Function / Marquis D. Foreman, Kathleen Fletcher, Lorraine C. Mion, Lark Trygstad 99
- 8 Delirium: Strategies for Assessing and Treating / Marquis D. Foreman, Lorraine C. Mion, Lark Trygstad, Kathleen Fletcher 116
- 9 Preventing Falls in Acute Care / Barbara Resnick 141
- 10 Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Skin Tears / Elizabeth A. Ayello 165
- 11 Depression in Older Adults / Lenore H. Kurlowicz 185
- 12 Medication in Older Adults / Terry Fulmer, Marquis D. Foreman, DeAnne Zwicker 207
- 13 Pain Management / Ann L. Horgas, Susan M. McLennon 229
- 14 Use of Physical Restraints in the Acute Care Setting / Anne M. O'Connell, Lorraine C. Mion 251
- 15 Advance Directives: Protecting Patient's Rights / Gloria Ramsey, Ethel L. Mitty 265
- 16 Discharge Planning for the Older Adult / DeAnne Zwicker, Gloria Picariello 292
- 17 Clinical Practice Protocols: Translating Knowledge into Practice / Deborah C. Francis, Melissa M. Bottrell 317.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826118348
- OCLC:
- 52471933
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