Critical Care Nursing of the Elderly

by Fulmer, Terry T.; Foreman, Marquis D., Ph.D.; Walker, Mary K.; Montgomery, Kristen J., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780826114099
• ISBN10: 0826114091
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-17
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

This volume, like the first edition, is an important milestone in the field of gerontological nursing, reflecting the growing number of nurses actively involved in geriatric care and clinical research in hospitals. Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition provides the collective thinking of experts who strive to ask and answer such key questions as: Who should receive advanced technological care? When should care stop? and Who determines vitality? The comprehensive coverage includes sound guidelines for nursing assessment and management; basic clinical issues with elderly populations; specialized practice protocols and advances; and lively discussion of social and policy issues. Essential reading for students, educators, and practitioners committed to quality care for the hospitalized elderly.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Mathy Mezey
Preface	ix
Contributors	xv
Standards of Practice: Gerontological and Critical Care Nursing	1	(10)
Mary Beth Happ
Part I: Basic Clinical Issues with Elderly Populations
Common Geriatric Problems	11	(19)
Terry T. Fulmer
Marquis Foreman
Becoming Frail: Failure to Thrive	30	(11)
Graham J. McDougall, Jr.
Delirium	41	(12)
Koen Milisen
Sabina DeGeest
Ivo L. Abraham
Herman H. Delooz
Comorbidity: Assessment and Impact	53	(10)
Peter Pompei
Pain	63	(25)
Meredith Wallace
Ellen Flaherty
Nutrition	88	(19)
Donna Fick
Lori B. Schumacher
Injury Prevention in the Elderly	107	(26)
Pamela Stinson Kidd
Part II: Nursing Assessment and Management
The Clinical Approach	133	(12)
Catherine M. Eberle
Richard W. Besdine
Pharmacological Therapy	145	(17)
Todd Semla
Patient Education	162	(17)
Margret S. Wolf
Evaluating Outcomes	179	(18)
Ruth M. Kleinpell
Diane J. Mick
Discharge Planning: Design and Implementation	197	(16)
Mary Naylor
Kathryn Bowles
Roberta L. Campbell
Mathleen M. McCauley
Family Responses to Critical Care	213	(26)
Jane S. Leske
Susan M. Heidrich
Part III: Specialized Practice in Critical Care Nursing
Trauma Care	239	(13)
Karen L. Johnson
Steven B. Johnson
Medical Intensive Care	252	(10)
Marquis D. Foreman
Ruth M. Kleinpell
The Coronary Care Unit	262	(41)
Deborah Chyun
Christine Tocchi
Sally Richards
Part IV: Social and Policy Issues
Ethical Decision Making	303	(12)
Ethel Mitty
End-of-Life Care	315	(11)
Linda E. Moody
Spiritual and Religious Care	326	(27)
Martha E. F. Highfield
Ethnogeriatric Issues in Critical Care	353	(25)
Lisa Skemp Kelley
Toni Tripp-Reimer
Eunice Choi
Janet Enslein
Legal Issues	378	(20)
Gloria C. Ramsey
Policy Issues	398	(15)
Ethel Mitty
Index	413