Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice

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"As a gerontological clinical educator/research nurse, I will often use this as a reference. The format and the content are good, and the explanations of how to best use the evidence simplify the process of sifting through mountains of information to figure the best practice." Score: 97, 5 stars

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"This third edition holds the promise of bringing yet another level of depth and sophistication to understanding the best practices for assessment, interventions, and anticipated outcomes in our care of older adultsÖ. Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice is intended to bring the most current, evidence-based protocols known to experts in geriatric nursing to the audience of students, both graduate and undergraduate, practitioners at the staff level from novice to expert, clinicians in specialty roles (educators, care managers, and advanced practice nurses), and nursing leaders of all levelsÖ.We owe a debt of gratitude to the many authors and the editors for bringing this work to us."--from the preface by Susan Bowar-Ferres, PhD, RN, CNAA-BC, Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, New York University Hospitals Center

"The greatest beneficiaries of these new practice protocols, however, will be the older adults and their family members who stand to benefit from the greater consistency in care and improved outcomes from care based on the best evidence that is tempered with the expertise of advanced clinician-scholars."--from the foreword by Eleanor S. McConnell, RN, PhD, APRN, BC, Associate Professor and Director, Gerontological Nursing Specialty; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center; Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center

This is the third, thoroughly revised and updated edition of the book formerly entitled Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice. The protocols address key clinical conditions and circumstances likely to be encountered by a hospital nurse caring for older adults. They represent "best practices" for acute care of the elderly as developed by nursing experts around the country as part of the Hartford Foundation's Nurses Improving Care to the Hospitalized Elderly project (NICHE).

This third edition includes 17 revised and updated chapters and more than 15 new topics including critical care, diabetes, hydration, oral health care, palliative care, and substance abuse. Each chapter includes educational objectives, assessment of the problem, nursing intervention or care strategies, and references; most chapters have case studies.

About the Editors
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Dedication and Acknowledgments

1. Developing and Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Approach, Rona F. Levin, Joanne K. Singleton, and Susan Kaplan Jacobs
2. Measuring Performance, Improving Quality, Lenard L. Parisi
3. Assessment of Function, Denise M. Kresevic
4. Assessing Cognitive Function, Tom Braes, Koen Milisen, and Marquis D. Foreman
5. Depression, Lenore H. Kurlowicz and Theresa A. Harvath
6. Dementia, Kathleen Fletcher
7. Delirium: Prevention, Early Recognition, and Treatment, Dorothy F. Tullmann, Lorraine C. Mion, Kathleen Fletcher, and Marquis D. Foreman
8. Family Caregiving, Deborah C. Messecar
9. Preventing Falls in Acute Care, Deanna Gray-Miceli
10. Pain Management, Ann L. Horgas and Saunjoo L. Yoon
11. Iatrogenesis: The Nurse's Role in Preventing Patient Harm, Deborah C. Francis
12. Reducing Adverse Drug Events, DeAnne Zwicker and Terry Fulmer
13. Urinary Incontinence, Annmarie Dowling-Castronovo and Christine Bradway
14. Mealtime Difficulties, Elaine J. Amella
15. Nutrition, Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili
16. Managing Oral Hydration, Janet C. Mentes
17. Oral Health Care, Linda J. O'Connor
18. Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Skin Tears, Elizabeth A. Ayello and R. Gary Sibbald
19. Age-Related Changes in Health, Constance M. Smith and Valerie T. Cotter
20. Excessive Sleepiness, Eileen R. Chasens, Laura L. Williams, and Mary Grace Umlauf
21. Sensory Changes, Pamela Z. Cacchione
22. Physical Restraints and Side Rails in Acute and Critical Care Settings: Legal, Ethical, and Practice Issues, Lorraine C. Mion, Barbara L. Halliday, and Satinderpal K. Sandhu
23. Health Care Decision Making, Ethel L. Mitty and Linda Farber Post
24. Advance Directives, Ethel L. Mitty and Gloria Ramsey
25. Comprehensive Assessment and Management of the Critically Ill, Michele C. Balas, Colleen M. Casey, and Mary Beth Happ
26. Fluid Overload: Identifying and Managing Heart Failure Patients at Risk for Hospital Readmission, Jessica Coviello and Deborah A. Chyun
27. Cancer Assessment and Intervention Strategies, Janine Overcash
28. Issues Regarding Sexuality, Jacqueline M. Arena and Meredith Wallace
29. Substance Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorders, Madeline Naegle

Appendix
Index
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