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Eldercare strategies : expert care plans for older adults.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geriatric nursing.
- Nursing care plans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2003]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Write better, more complete care plans and improve the special care provided to older adults by exploring the insights and up-to-date, practical information that fills this hands-on reference. Investigate 60 disorders, organized by body system, covering both acute and chronic health problems, and learn the proper interventions through clear rationales. Care plans include description of the disorder, etiology, assessment findings, diagnostic test findings, and potential complications. It also includes an overview of the physiological changes in older patients, as well as special techniques for
- Contents:
- Assessment of the older adult
- Cardiovascular system
- Respiratory system
- Genitourinary and reproductive systems
- Gastrointestinal system
- Endocrine and immunologic systems
- Musculoskeletal system
- Integumentary system
- Neurologic system
- Psychological disorders
- Psychosocial disorders
- General care plans.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4511-1562-8
- 1-4698-8080-6
- OCLC:
- 908512835
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