Better elder care : a nurse's guide to caring for older adults.
Better elder care : a nurse's guide to caring for older adults.
- Pennsylvania : Springhouse Corporation, c2002
- viii, 536 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding the geriatric population -- Tailoring your assessment -- Maintaining physical health -- Meeting mental and emotional needs -- Reducing the risk of falls -- Managing cardiovascular problems -- managing respiratory problems -- Managing neurologic problems -- Managing muscuskeletal problems -- Managing urinary tract problems -- Managing cancer -- Managing diabetes -- Responding to drug and alcohol abuse -- Detecting elder abuse and neglect -- Administering and monitoring medications -- Guiding bladder and bowel retraining -- Providing skin and wound care -- Controlling chronic pain -- Addressing legal and ethical concerns -- Understanding end-of-life issues
HElps you adapt your nursing care to meet the special needs of older patients in any impatient pr outpatient setting.
1582551049
GERIATRIC NURSNG
RC 954 .B48 2002
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding the geriatric population -- Tailoring your assessment -- Maintaining physical health -- Meeting mental and emotional needs -- Reducing the risk of falls -- Managing cardiovascular problems -- managing respiratory problems -- Managing neurologic problems -- Managing muscuskeletal problems -- Managing urinary tract problems -- Managing cancer -- Managing diabetes -- Responding to drug and alcohol abuse -- Detecting elder abuse and neglect -- Administering and monitoring medications -- Guiding bladder and bowel retraining -- Providing skin and wound care -- Controlling chronic pain -- Addressing legal and ethical concerns -- Understanding end-of-life issues
HElps you adapt your nursing care to meet the special needs of older patients in any impatient pr outpatient setting.
1582551049
GERIATRIC NURSNG
RC 954 .B48 2002