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Title:
Elder Abuse and Nursing : What Nurses Need to Know and Can Do About It / Carol A. Miller.
Author:
Miller, Carol A., author.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2017]
Call Number:
HV6626.3 .M55 2017
ISBN:
9780826131522
Physical Description:
xx, 337 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction to elder abuse for nurses : forms, settings, risks, and consequences -- Elder abuse in domestic settings by a trusted other -- Elder abuse in domestic settings : self-neglect -- Elder abuse in long-term care facilities -- Cultural considerations related to elder abuse -- Laws related to elder abuse and roles of nurses as reporters -- Tools and guides for nurses to detect elder abuse -- Ethical issues related to elder abuse for nurses -- Unique aspects of nursing assessment related to elder abuse -- Unique aspects of nursing interventions related to elder abuse -- Resources for addressing elder abuse -- Nurses in action addressing domestic elder abuse across settings -- A nurse in action caring for a self-neglecting older adult -- A nurse as a member of a multidisciplinary team preventing elder abuse -- Financial abuse of older adults in its many forms and guises -- Sexual abuse of older adults in its many forms and guises.
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