What do I do? : how to care for, comfort, and commune with your nursing home elder / by Katherine Karr ; photographed by Jesse Karr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karr, Katherine, author.

Contributor:

Karr, Jesse.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geriatric nursing.

Older people--Care.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Edition:

Revised and illustrated edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Help families of institutionalized elders with this compassionate and practical manual.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction ; How to Care for, Comfort, and Commune at the Physical Level; Checkpoint: Clothing Needs and Clothing Care; Checkpoint: Skin Care; Checkpoint: Other Physical Considerations; Checkpoint: Teeth and Denture Care; Checkpoint: Eye Care; Checkpoint: Ear Care; Checkpoint: Hair Grooming and Cosmetology Needs; Checkpoint: Nails-Manicuring and Pedicuring; Checkpoint: Bedsores; Checkpoint: Monitoring Medications; Checkpoint: Dietary Awareness; Checkpoint: Special Feeding Considerations

Checkpoint: Restorative TherapyHow to Care for, Comfort, and Commune at the Emotional Level; Checkpoint: Understanding Feelings and Developing Empathy Skills; Checkpoint: Using Touch to Communicate Care; Checkpoint: Overcoming Discounting Behaviors; Checkpoint: Patronizing Behaviors; Checkpoint: The Role of Music in Caring; Checkpoint: Special Seasonal Considerations; How to Care for, Comfort, and Commune at the Mental Level; Checkpoint: Differentiating Between ""Diversionary Activities"" and Those Which Encourage Wholistic, Creative Growth; Checkpoint: Personalizing Activities

Checkpoint: Reality OrientationCheckpoint: Remotivational Therapy; Checkpoint: Resident Councils; Checkpoint: Family & Friends Councils; How to Care for, Comfort, and Commune at the Spiritual Level; Checkpoint: Special Times for Spiritual Life; Checkpoint: Visits From Church Members, Ministers, Priests?; Checkpoint: Preparing for Death; In Conclusion

Notes:

". has also been published as Activities, Adaptation & Aging, Volume 7, Number 1, September 1985"--T.p. verso.

"First published 1985 by The Haworth Press, Ine."--T.p. verso.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 1, 2014).

ISBN:

1-138-98704-2

1-315-82628-3

1-317-84040-2

1-317-84041-0

9781315826288

OCLC:

958102052