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Advanced practice nursing in the care of older adults / by Laurie Kennedy-Malone and Evelyn Groenke Duffy

By: Contributor(s): Material type: Computer fileComputer fileLanguage: English Publication details: Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Company, 2023Edition: 3rd. edDescription: 1 online resource (727, pages) : color illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781719645256 (e-book)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC954  K38 2023
Online resources:
Contents:
Unit I. The healthy older adult -- 1. Changes with aging -- 2. Health promotion -- 3. Exercise in older adults -- 4. Nutritional support in the older adult -- 5. Settings of care -- Unit II. Assessment -- 6. Comprehensive geriatric assessment -- 7. Symptoms and syndromes -- Unit III. Treating disorders -- 8. Dermatological disorders -- 9. Head, neck, and face disorders -- 10. Cardiovascular disorders -- 11. Respiratory disorders -- 12. Peripheral vascular disorders -- 13. Gastrointestinal disorders -- 14. Renal and urological disorders -- 15. gynecological disorders -- 16. Musculoskeletal disorders -- 17 Central and peripheral nervous system disorders -- 18. Endocrine and metabolic disorders -- 19. Hematological disorders -- 20. Psychosocial disorders -- Unit IV. Complex illness -- 21. Polypharmacy -- 22. Chronic illness and the APRN -- 23. Palliative care and end-of-life care
Summary: Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults will serve as a guide for advanced practice nurses who are privileged to provide care to older adults. Designed as a text for students, as well as a reliable source of evidence-based practice for advanced practice nurses, this book contains information on healthy aging, comprehensive geriatric assessment, and common symptoms and illnesses that present in older adults. Given the complexity of prescribing for older adults taking multiple medications, a chapter on polypharmacy is included. The book concludes with a chapter on care delivery for patients with chronic illnesses who face end-of-life care"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Unit I. The healthy older adult -- 1. Changes with aging -- 2. Health promotion -- 3. Exercise in older adults -- 4. Nutritional support in the older adult -- 5. Settings of care -- Unit II. Assessment -- 6. Comprehensive geriatric assessment
-- 7. Symptoms and syndromes -- Unit III. Treating disorders -- 8. Dermatological disorders -- 9. Head, neck, and face disorders -- 10. Cardiovascular disorders -- 11. Respiratory disorders -- 12. Peripheral vascular disorders --
13. Gastrointestinal disorders -- 14. Renal and urological disorders -- 15. gynecological disorders -- 16. Musculoskeletal disorders -- 17 Central and peripheral nervous system disorders -- 18. Endocrine and metabolic disorders --
19. Hematological disorders -- 20. Psychosocial disorders -- Unit IV. Complex illness -- 21. Polypharmacy -- 22. Chronic illness and the APRN -- 23. Palliative care and end-of-life care

Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults will serve as a guide for advanced practice nurses who are privileged to provide care to older adults. Designed as a text for students, as well as a reliable source of evidence-based practice for advanced practice nurses, this book contains information on healthy aging, comprehensive geriatric assessment, and common symptoms and illnesses that present in older adults. Given the complexity of prescribing for older adults taking multiple medications, a chapter on polypharmacy is included. The book concludes with a chapter on care delivery for patients with chronic illnesses who face end-of-life care"-- Provided by publisher

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