Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working with Older Adults, 2nd Ed. (NpGeriatric™
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Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working with Older Adults, 2nd Ed. (NpGeriatric™
Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working with Older Adults
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Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
Because of the continuing rapid growth of the older adult population, there will be an increased need for primary care providers to deliver age-specific care and direct disease management. This 2nd edition of Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working with Older Adults will serve as a clinical resource for advanced practice nurses and students who are privileged to provide primary care to older adults. Focused on common disorders seen in adults from both the medical and nursing perspectives, this revised reference addresses nursing diagnoses and patient education and provides your students with various approaches for assessing the older client. This handy reference also contains resources on the principles of promoting health and on the essentials of good nutrition for older adults.
KEY FEATURES
Discusses 112 disorders seen in older adults
Reviews the physiologic and psychosocial changes associated with aging
Includes resources on principles of promoting health and on essentials of good nutrition
Discusses various approaches for assessing the client and obtaining all essential information in a timely fashion
Each monograph includes definition, etiology, occurrence, age, ethnicity, gender, contributing factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, sequelae, prevention/prophylaxis, referral guidelines, education, and references
Rationales added to differential diagnoses that helps differentiate one disorder from another
Complementary therapies added to treatment section
Psychosocial issues discussed
Organized by anatomical areas in a head-to-toe approach
Each disorder contains an overview of the essential elements to focus on during assessment
ICD-9 codes added to all the disorders
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