Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocol for Best Practice
Contributors: Zwicker, DeAnne; Mezey, Mathy
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Springer Pub. Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 735
ISBN-13: 9780826111050
Subjects: Nursing Care; Geriatric nursing; Older people; Nursing assessment; Aged; Evidence-based medicine; Evidence-based nursing; Nursing care plans
Description: This is the third edition of the book formerly entitled Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice. The original project grew from the efforts of these authors and editors, national leaders in geriatric nursing, and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, to improve the quality, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of health care for the elderly in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and the community. These efforts include influencing both the skills of individual nurses and the quality of the systems in which they are educated and work. This focus on improving geria.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: About the Editors; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Dedication and Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1 Developing and Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Approach; Chapter 2 Measuring Performance, Improving Quality; Chapter 3 Assessment of Function; Chapter 4 Assessing Cognitive Function; Chapter 5 Depression; Chapter 6 Dementia; Chapter 7 Delirium: Prevention, Early Recognition, and Treatment; Chapter 8 Family Caregiving; Chapter 9 Preventing Falls in Acute Care; Chapter 10 Pain Management; Chapter 11 Iatrogenesis: The Nurse's Role in Preventing Patient Harm.