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Title:
Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice / Marie Boltz, Elizabeth Capezuti, Terry Fulmer, DeAnne Zwicker, editors.
Author:
Boltz, Marie, editor.

Capezuti, Liz, editor.

Fulmer, Terry T., editor.

Zwicker, DeAnne, editor.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2016]
Call Number:
RC954 .G465 2016
Abstract:
The new fifth edition of one of the premier references for geriatric nurses in hospital, long-term, and community settings, delivers current guidelines, real-life case studies, and evidence-based protocols developed by master educators and practitioners. With a focus on improving quality of care, cost-effectiveness, and outcome, the fifth edition is updated to provide the most current information about care of common clinical conditions and issues in older adults. Several new expert contributors present current guidelines about hip fractures, frailty, perioperative and postoperative care, palliative care, and senior-friendly emergency departments. Additionally, chapters have been reorganized to enhance logical flow of content and easy information retrieval. Protocols are organized in a consistent format and include an overview, evidence-based assessment and intervention strategies, and an illustrative case study with discussion. Additionally, protocols are embedded within chapter text, providing the context and detailed evidence for each. Chapter objectives, annotated references, and evidence rating for each protocol are provided along with resources for additional study. -- Provided by publisher.
Edition:
Fifth edition.
ISBN:
9780826171665
Physical Description:
xxiii, 725 pages : illustrations
General Note:
Preceded by Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice / [edited by] Marie Boltz ... [et al.]. 4th ed. 2012.
Contents:
Developing and evaluating clinical practice guidelines : a systematic approach / Measuring performance, improving quality / Age-related changes in health / Health care decision making / Sensory changes / Assessing cognitive function / Assessment of physical function / Oral health care / Managing oral hydration / Nutrition / Family caregiving / Issues regarding sexuality / Mistreatment detection / Preventing functional decline in the acute care setting / Late-life depression / Dementia : a neurocognitive disorder / Delirium : prevention, early recognition, and treatment / Pain management / Preventing falls in acute care / Reducing adverse drug events / Urinary incontinence / Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection / Physical restraints and side rails in acute and critical care settings / Preventing pressure ulcers and skin tears / Mealtime difficulties in dementia / Excessive sleepiness / The frail hospitalized older adult / Substance misuse and alcohol use disorders / Comprehensive assessment and management of the critically ill / Fluid overload : identifying and managing heart failure patients at risk for hospital readmission / Cancer assessment and intervention strategies / Perioperative care of the older adult / General surgical care of the older adult / Care of the older adult with fragility hip fracture / Acute care models / Transitional care / Palliative care models / Care of the older adult in the emergency department / Advance care planning
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