Critical care nursing of older adults : best practices / Marquis D. Foreman, Koen Milisen, Terry T. Fulmer, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foreman, Marquis D.

Milisen, Koen.

Fulmer, Terry T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geriatric nursing.

Intensive care nursing.

Physical Description:

xvii, 611 p. : ill.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, c2010.

Summary:

In increasing numbers, geriatric patients are being treated in intensive and critical care, as well as by trauma and emergency departments. This book is an evidence-based, best-practices guide that directs the bedside care of critically ill elders by practicing ICU nurses in an area where the care needs and issues differ from those of younger adults. The elderly present special clinical challenges, since concomitant diseases complicate their management. The clinical section discusses major disorders arising in elder care, explains how to isolate the problem, and offers evidence-based practice suggestions and guidelines. The book also provides practical guidance on how to approach such complex management issues. The book also explores social and ethical issues that often arise when managing critically ill elders, such as the appropriateness of ICU treatment. Key Features: Evidence-based discussions of the key clinical problems faced by elderly patients in the critical care settingA concise, but thorough review of nursing assessment methods Approaches that stress holistic treatment for elderly patientsTables and figures that summarize key concepts and protocols in the treatment and management of patients Discussion of social and public policy issues Previous edition published as Critical Care Nursing of the Elderly.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgment

I: The Context for Critical Care Nursing of Older Adults

Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview

Chapter 2 Standards of Practice for Gerontological and Critical Care Nursing

Chapter 3 The Critical Care Environment

Chapter 4 Patient Safety for Older Patients in the Intensive Care Setting

II: Social Aspects of Critical Care Nursing of Older Adults

Chapter 5 Ethical Decision Making

Chapter 6 Continuity of Care

Chapter 7 Family Responses to Critical Care of the Older Adult

Chapter 8 End-of-Life Care and Decisions About Life-Sustaining Treatments

Chapter 9 Becoming Frail

Chapter 10 The Chronically Critically Ill

Chapter 11 Function of Older Adults in Acute Care: Optimizing an Opportunity

III: Foundations for Clinical Care of Critically Ill Older Adults

Chapter 12 Physiology of Aging: Impact on Critical Illness and Treatment

Chapter 13 Pharmacotherapy

Chapter 14 Nutrition and Hydration

Chapter 15 Physical Restraints in Critical Care: Practice Issues and Future Directions

Chapter 16 Infection, Sepsis, and Immune Function

Chapter 17 Understanding and Managing Sleep Disorders in Older Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Chapter 18 Pain in the Critically Ill Older Adult

IV: Approaches to Complex Clinical Issues in Critically Ill Older Adults

Chapter 19 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management

Chapter 20 Wound Healing in the Elderly

Chapter 21 Substance Abuse and Withdrawal

Chapter 22 Urinary Incontinence in Critically Ill Older Adults

Chapter 23 Heart Failure in the Critically Ill Older Patient

Chapter 24 Perioperative Care of the Elderly

Chapter 25 Acute Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation in the Elderly

Chapter 26 Delirium in Critical Illness

Index

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78268-387-9

1-282-43735-6

9786612437359

0-8261-1097-5

OCLC:

592756104