Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice

New York Univ., New York City. Text of protocols specifi- cally designed for the inpatient setting and represent best practices for 14 clinical syndromes commonly experienced by older people in hospitals. For nurses and nursing students. DNLM: Geriatric Nursing.

Foreword

vii

Donna Regenstreif

Preface

xi

Susan Bower-Ferres

Contributors

xv

Introduction

xvii

Mathy Mezey

Terry Fulmer

Assessment of Function: Critically Important to Acute Care of Elders

1

(12)

Denise M. Kresevic

Mathy Mezey

NICHE Faculty

Sleep Disturbances in Elderly Patients

13

(14)

Marquis D. Foreman

May Wykle

NICHE Faculty

Eating and Feeding Difficulties for Older Persons: Assessment and Management

27

(14)

Elaine Jensen Amella

NICHE Faculty

Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults

41

(10)

Christine Bradway

Sharon Hernley

NICHE Faculty

Assessing Cognitive Function

51

(12)

Marquis D. Foreman

Kathleen Fletcher

Lorraine C. Mion

Lark J. Trygstad

NICHE Faculty

Acute Confusion/Delirium: Strategies for Assessing and Treating

63

(14)

Marquis D. Foreman

Lorraine C. Mion

Lark J. Trygstad

Kathleen Fletcher

NICHE Faculty

Preventing Falls in Acute Care

77

(24)

Barbara Corrigan

Karen Allen

Janet Moore

Patricia Samra

Cheryl Stetler

Joyce Thielen

NICHE Faculty

Preventing Pressure Ulcers

101

(10)

Denise M. Kresevic

Mary D. Naylor

NICHE Faculty

Depression in Elderly Patients

111

(20)

Lenore H. Kurlowicz

NICHE Faculty

Ensuring Medication Safety for Older Adults

131

(14)

Mary K. Walker

Marquis D. Foreman

NICHE Faculty

Pain Management

145

(14)

Terry T. Fulmer

Lorraine C. Mion

Melissa M. Bottrell

NICHE Faculty

Use of Physical Restraints in the Hospital Setting

159

(14)

Lorraine C. Mion

Neville Strumpf

NICHE Faculty

Advance Directives: Nurses Helping to Protect Patients' Rights

173

(16)

Mathy Mezey

Melissa M. Bottrell

Gloria Ramsey

NICHE Faculty

Discharge Planning and Home Follow-Up of Elders

189

(10)

Roberta L. Campbell

Mary D. Naylor

NICHE Faculty

Implementing Clinical Practice Protocols: Translating Knowledge Into Practice

199

(22)

Deborah Francis

Melissa M. Bottrell

NICHE Faculty

Index

221

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