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A Guide to Advanced Practice
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Second Edition
By
Joyce Stone, MS, RNC, Formerly Clinical Nurse Specialist, Gerontology, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Department
of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Jean Wyman, PhD, RNCS, GNP, FAAN, Professor, Cora Meidl Siehl Chair in Nursing Research, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Sally Salisbury, MS, RNCS, Coordinator, Hospital Based Home Care, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Description
This AJN Book of the Year provides current treatment approaches to nursing care in a variety of health care settings the home, hospitals,
clinics, and nursing homes. Research-based and fully revised, it discusses the problems and syndromes seen in the older population and
covers topics in depth, providing a synthesis of difficult-to-find material. Discussions of assessment instruments, guidelines, protocols,
and resources are provided to assist nurses in the management of these clinical problems. This edition also features 12 new chapters
that focus on topics such as legal aspects, pain and discomfort, cardiovascular problems, sensory disorders, and intimacy and sexuality.
Contents
OVERVIEW OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURISNG · Advanced Practice of Gerontological Nursing · Practice Models of Gerontological Nursing · Legal Planning Issues · Ethical Issues · ASSESSMENT OF THE OLDER CLIENT · Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment · Physical and Laboratory Assessment · Cognitive Assessment · Assessment of Social Support · Functional Assessment · NURSING MANAGEMENT OF COMMON CLINICAL PROBLEMS · Urinary Incontinence · Constipation, Diarrhea, and Fecal Incontinence · Impaired Mobility and Deconditioning · Pressure Sores · Failure to Thrive · Falls · Iatrogenesis · NURSING MANAGEMENT OF SELECTED ILLNESSES · Depression · Delirium and Dementia · Parkinson's Disease ·
Arthritis · Cardiovascular Conditions · Sensory Disorders · Alcoholism· SPECIAL CONCERNS · Intimacy
and Sexuality · Restraint-Free Care · Drug Use and Misuse · Managing Problem Behaviors · Pain and Discomfort · Elder Mistreatment
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Hardbound, 731 pages, publication date: SEP-1998
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-5918-3
ISBN-10: 0-7216-5918-7
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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