Adult-gerontology practice guidelines / Jill C. Cash, Cheryl A. Glass, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cash, Jill C., editor.

Glass, Cheryl A. (Cheryl Anne), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geriatric nursing.

Older people--Medical care.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 1089 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first book to encompass adult-gerontology practice guidelines for primary care, this comprehensive resource is designed as a text and reference for health care practitioners specializing as adultgerontology nurse practitioners (A-GNP).

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Reviewers; Preface; Organization; Highlights of Adult-Gerontology Practice Guidelines; Procedures; Acknowledgments; Share Adult-Gerontology Practice Guidelines; Section I: Guidelines; Chapter 1: Normal Physiological Changes in the Aging Adult; Brain/Nervous System/Cognition; Breasts; Ears/Hearing; Eyes/Vision; Hair; Heart/Blood Circulation; Immune System; Kidneys; Lungs; Metabolism; Musculoskeletal; Oropharyngeal and Gastrointestinal; Sexual Function; Skin; Sleep; Smell; Taste; Bibliography

Chapter 2: Healthy Living for the Adult-Geriatric Patient Health Maintenance During the Life Span; Adult/Geriatric Screening Recommendations; Chapter 3: Adult-Geriatric Assessments; Adult Risk Assessment; Functional Capacity and Disability; Cultural Diversity and Sensitivity; Chapter 4: Caregiver and End-of-Life Issues; Caregiver Support Issues; Palliative Care; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Pain Management Guidelines; Pain Assessment and Management in the Aging Population; Chapter 6: Dermatology Guidelines; Acne Rosacea; Acne Vulgaris; Atopic Dermatitis; Benign Skin Lesions; Bites

Bullous Pemphigoid Candidiasis; Cellulitis and Abscess; Contact Dermatitis; Erythema Multiforme; Folliculitis; Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1; Herpes Zoster (Shingles); Lice (Pediculosis); Lichen Planus; Pityriasis Rosea; Precancerous or Cancerous Skin Lesions; Psoriasis; Scabies; Seborrheic Dermatitis; Tinea Corporis (Ringworm); Tinea Versicolor; Warts; Wound Care; Wounds of the Skin; Xerosis (Winter Itch); Bibliography; Chapter 7: Eye Guidelines; Blepharitis; Cataracts; Chalazion; Conjunctivitis; Corneal Abrasion; Dacryocystitis; Dry Eyes; Excessive Tears; Eye Pain

Glaucoma, Acute Angle-Closure Hordeolum (Stye); Macular Degeneration; Refractive Disorders; Retinopathy; Subconjunctival Hemorrhage; Uveitis; Bibliography; Chapter 8: Ear Guidelines; Acute Otitis Media; Cerumen Impaction (Earwax); Hearing Loss; Otitis Externa; Otitis Media With Effusion; Presbycusis; Tinnitus; Bibliography; Chapter 9: Nasal Guidelines; Allergic Rhinitis; Epistaxis; Nonallergic Rhinitis; Sinusitis; Bibliography; Chapter 10: Throat and Mouth Guidelines; Dental Abscess; Dysphagia; Epiglottitis; Oral Cancer, Leukoplakia; Pharyngitis; Stomatitis, Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

Thrush Bibliography; Chapter 11: Respiratory Guidelines; Asthma; Bronchitis, Acute; Bronchitis, Chronic; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Common Cold/Upper Respiratory Infection; Cough; Dyspnea; Emphysema; H1N1 Influenza A (Swine Flu); Influenza (Flu); Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Pneumonia (Bacterial); Pneumonia (Viral); Tuberculosis; Bibliography; Chapter 12: Cardiovascular Guidelines; Acute Myocardial Infarction; Arrhythmias; Atherosclerosis and Hyperlipidemia; Atrial Fibrillation; Carotid Artery Stenosis; Chest Pain; Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veins; Deep Vein Thrombosis

Heart Failure

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8261-2763-0

OCLC:

915248493