Handbook of Geriatric Nursing Care

Name: Handbook of Geriatric Nursing Care
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ISBN: 9781582551432

ISBN-10: 158255143X

ISBN-13: 9781582551432

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Staff, Springhouse Publishing Company Staff

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Description:

The Second Edition of this A-to-Z guide covers a wide range of areas of concern pertaining to the growing geriatric population. Completely reviewed, updated and expanded, it includes more than 150 illustrations and charts. This text invites readers to investigate more than 200 disorders and age-oriented issues, such as lab value changes, sexuality, grief and loss,alternative therapies and cultural influences on compliance, self-care andrecovery. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, this manual covers Alzheimer's,cataract removal treatments, and many other new and expanded topics.

Book details

List price: $46.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 9/16/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 672
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Contributors


Foreword


Diseases, treatments, procedures, and geriatric issues (in alphabetical order)


Appendices



Physiologic changes in aging



Laboratory value changes in elderly patients



Levels of care



Using antipsychotics in long-term care facilities



Using anxiolytics and sedatives in long-term care facilities



Unnecessary drugs in long-term care facilities



Preventing adverse drug reactions in older patients



Adverse reactions misinterpreted as age-related changes



Resources for geriatric care


Selected references


Index