| Description |
xvii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Springer series on geriatric nursing |
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Springer series on geriatric nursing.
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| Contents |
1. Standards of practice: gerontological and critical care nursing / Mary Beth Happ -- Part I. Basic Clinical Issues with Elderly Populations: 2. Common geriatric problems / Terry T. Fulmer and Marquis Foreman; 3. Becoming frail: failure to thrive / Graham J. McDougall; 4. Delirium / Koen Milisen, et al; 5. Comorbidity: assessment and impact / peter Pompei; 6. Pain / Meredith Wallace and Ellen Flaherty; 7. Nutrition / Donna Fick and Lori B. Schumacher; 8. Injury prevention in the elderly / Pamela Stinson Kidd -- Part II. Nursing Assessment and Management: 9. The clinical approach / Catherine M. Eberle and Richard W. Besdine; 10. Pharmacological therapy / Todd Semla; 11. Patient education / Margret S. Wolf; 12. Evaluating outcomes / Ruth M. Kleinpell and Diane J. Mick; 13. Discharge planning: design and implementation / Mary Naylor, et al; 14. Family responses to critical care / Jane S. Leske -- Part III. Specialized Practice in Critical Care Nursing: 15. Trauma care / Karen L. Johnson and Steven B. Johnson; 16. Medical intenstive care / Marquis D. Foreman and Ruth M. Kleinpell; 17. The coronary care unit / Deborah Chyun, et al -- Part IV. Social and Policy Issues: 18. Ethical decision making / Ethel Mitty; 19. End-of-life care / Linda E. Moody; 20. Spiritual and religious care / Martha E.F. Highfield; 21. Ethnogeriatric issues in critical care / Lisa Skemp Kelley, et al; 22. Legal issues / Gloria C. Ramsey; 23. Policy issues / Ethel Mitty |
| Summary |
This volume, like the first edition, is an important milestone in the field of gerontological nursing, reflecting the growing number of nurses actively involved in geriatric care and clinical research in hospitals. Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition provides the collective thinking of experts who strive to ask and answer such key questions as: Who should receive advanced technological care? When should care stop? and Who determines vitality? The comprehensive coverage includes sound guidelines for nursing assessment and management; basic clinical issues with elderly populations; specialized practice protocols and advances; and lively discussion of social and policy issues |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Intensive care nursing.
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Geriatric nursing.
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Critical Care.
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Aged.
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Geriatric Nursing.
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Critical Care.
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Aged.
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Geriatric Nursing.
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| Author |
Fulmer, Terry T.
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Walker, Mary K.
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Foreman, Marquis D.
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| LC no. |
00067022 |
| ISBN |
0826114091 hardback |
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