Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, series editor ; Patricia G. Archbold, Barbara J. Stewart, volume editors ; Karen S. Lyons, associate editor.
New York :
Springer,
2002.
xvii, 427 pages :
tables ;
24 cm.
Annual review of nursing research,
v. 20
0739-6686 ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Managing common conditions in elders. Maintaining and improving physical function in elders / Jill A. Bennett -- Pressure ulcer prevention and management / Courtney H. Lyder -- Pain in older adults / Lois L. Miller and Karen Amann Talerico -- Interventions for persons with irreversible dementia / Sandy C. Burgener and Prudence Twigg -- Part II: Settings for elder care. Transitional care of older adults / Mary D. Naylor -- Interventions for family members caring for an elder with dementia / Gayle J. Acton and Mary A. Winter -- End-of-life care for older adults in ICUs / Judith Gedney Baggs --Nursing homes and assisted living facilities as places for dying / Juliana C. Cartwright. Part III: Public health social and scientific trends. Home health services research / Elizabeth A. Madigan, Susan Tullai-McGuinness and Donna Felber Neff -- Telehealth interventions to improve clinical nursing of elders / Josette F. Jones and Patricia Flatley Brennan -- Genetics and gerontological nursing: a need to stimulate research / Lorraine Frazier and Sharon K. Ostwald. Part IV: Neglected areas of research in gerontological nursing. Hearing impairment / Margaret I. Wallhagen -- Elder mistreatment / Terry Fulmer.