Management Guidelines for Gerontological Nurse Practitioners

by Kennedy-Malone, Laurie; Fletcher, Kathleen Ryan; Kennedy-Malone, Laurie; Fletcher, Kathleen Ryan; Plank, Lori Martin

• ISBN13: 9780803602977
• ISBN10: 0803602979
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

Univ. of North Carolina, Greensboro. One of four protocol texts. Presents 112 disorders and conditions and includes for each: definition, etiology, occurence, age, ethnicity, gender, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, treatment, follow up, education, and more. For nurses. Softcover. DNLM: Geriatric Nursing--methods.

Table of Contents

Unit I THE HEALTHY OLDER ADULT	1	(60)
Changes With Aging	3	(22)
Physiologic Aging	3	(12)
Psychosocial Issues	15	(10)
Health Promotion	25	(19)
Immunizations	26	(3)
Screening	29	(15)
Nutrition	44	(17)
Principles of a Healthy Diet	44	(1)
Risk Factors Influencing Nutritional Health	45	(2)
Nutritional Needs	47	(4)
Nutritional Screening and Assessment	51	(5)
Indicators of Poor Nutritional Health	56	(3)
Summary	59	(2)
Unit II ASSESSMENT	61	(24)
History Taking	63	(9)
Comprehensive Health History	63	(6)
Episodic Health History	69	(1)
Emergency History Taking	70	(1)
Documenting the History	70	(1)
Summarizing	71	(1)
Review Of Systems	72	(13)
Assessment Parameters	72	(2)
Overview of Screening, Comprehensive, and Problem-Focused Examinations	74	(1)
Integrating the Components of the Examination	75	(3)
Selective Use of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests: Screening and Diagnosing	78	(4)
Follow-up Assessment	82	(1)
Summary	83	(2)
Unit III TREATING ILLNESS	85	(450)
Skin And Lymphatics	87	(34)
Burns	89	(4)
Cellulitis	93	(3)
Corns and Calluses	96	(2)
Fungal Infection of the Skin and Nails	98	(2)
Herpes Zoster	100	(4)
Insect Stings and Bites	104	(4)
Pressure Ulcers	108	(7)
Skin Cancer	115	(6)
Head, Neck, And Face Disorders	121	(31)
Acute Glaucoma	124	(2)
Cataracts	126	(2)
Chalazion	128	(1)
Chronic Glaucoma	129	(3)
Epistaxis	132	(3)
Hearing Loss	135	(2)
Oral Cancer	137	(3)
Pharyngitis	140	(2)
Retinopathy	142	(2)
Rhinitis	144	(8)
Chest Disorders	152	(78)
Cardiac Assessment	152	(6)
Arrhythmias	158	(5)
Congestive Heart Failure	163	(4)
Hypertension	167	(5)
Ischemic Heart Disease	172	(5)
Myocardial Infarction	177	(5)
Valvular Heart Disease	182	(6)
Assessment of the Respiratory System	188	(2)
Chronic Bronchitis	190	(4)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	194	(8)
Lung Cancer	202	(3)
Pneumonia	205	(4)
Pulmonary Embolism	209	(5)
Pulmonary Tuberculosis	214	(5)
Restrictive Lung Disease	219	(2)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection	221	(9)
Peripheral Vascular Disorders	230	(11)
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	231	(4)
Peripheral Vascular Disease	235	(6)
Abdominal Disorders	241	(48)
Acute Renal Failure	242	(3)
Bladder Cancer	245	(2)
Bowel Obstruction	247	(3)
Cholecystitis	250	(1)
Chronic Renal Failure	251	(2)
Cirrhosis of the Liver	253	(2)
Colorectal Cancer	255	(2)
Cystitis	257	(3)
Diverticulitis	260	(2)
Esophagitis	262	(3)
Gastritis	265	(3)
Gastroenteritis	268	(2)
Hernia	270	(2)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	272	(3)
Liver Cancer	275	(1)
Nephrolithiasis	276	(4)
Peptic Ulcer Disease	280	(2)
Gastric Cancer	282	(7)
Reproductive Disorders	289	(26)
Atrophic Vaginitis	292	(3)
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy	295	(3)
Breast Cancer	298	(3)
Drug-Induced Impotence	301	(3)
Endometrial Cancer	304	(3)
Prostate Cancer	307	(3)
Prostatitis	310	(5)
Musculoskeletal Disorders	315	(26)
Fractures	318	(3)
Gout	321	(4)
Osteoarthritis	325	(3)
Osteoporosis	328	(4)
Polymyalgia Rheumatica	332	(3)
Rheumatoid Arthritis	335	(6)
Central And Peripheral Nervous System Disorders	341	(25)
Cranial Nerve Function	342	(1)
Motor Function	343	(1)
Sensory Function	343	(1)
Reflexes	344	(1)
Alzheimer's Disease	344	(4)
Brain Tumor	348	(4)
Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)	352	(3)
Parkinson's Disease	355	(5)
Transient Ischemic Attack	360	(6)
Endocrine, Metabolic, And Nutritional Disorders	366	(29)
Chronic Pancreatitis	367	(2)
Diabetes Mellitus	369	(7)
Hyperlipidemia	376	(2)
Hyperthyroidism	378	(3)
Hypothyroidism	381	(4)
Malnutrition	385	(3)
Obesity	388	(1)
Pancreatic Cancer	389	(6)
Hematologic And Immune System Disorders	395	(19)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus	396	(7)
Iron-Deficiency Anemia	403	(11)
Psychosocial Disorders	414	(38)
Rationale	414	(1)
Ethnicity	415	(1)
Contributing Factors	415	(1)
Risk Factors	415	(5)
Screening Tools	420	(1)
Expected Outcomes	420	(2)
Alcohol Abuse	422	(6)
Anxiety	428	(3)
Depression	431	(4)
Elder Abuse	435	(3)
Grief	438	(3)
Insomnia	441	(3)
Wandering	444	(8)
Symptom-Based Problems	452	(83)
Assessment	452	(1)
Bowel Incontinence	453	(3)
Chest Pain	456	(3)
Constipation	459	(3)
Dehydration	462	(3)
Diarrhea	465	(4)
Dizziness	469	(6)
Dysphagia	475	(3)
Fatigue	478	(4)
Headache	482	(7)
Hematuria	489	(4)
Hemoptysis	493	(4)
Hoarseness	497	(2)
Involuntary Weight Loss	499	(2)
Joint Pain	501	(5)
Nausea and Vomiting	506	(4)
Peripheral Edema	510	(3)
Syncope	513	(2)
Tremor	515	(6)
Urinary Incontinence	521	(14)
Appendix A Physiologic Influences Of The Aging Process	535	(10)
Appendix B Laboratory Values In The Older Adult	545	(4)
Appendix C Common Tests And Their Associations With Diseases And Conditions	549	(6)
Appendix D Minimum Data Set	555	(4)
Appendix E Organization And Support Group Addresses And Phone Numbers	559	(4)
Appendix F Support Systems For Elders	563	(2)
Index	565