Developing and evaluating clinical practice guidelines : a systematic approach / Rona F. Levin, Joanne K. Singleton, and Susan Kaplan Jacobs --;Measuring performance, improving quality / Lenard L. Parisi --;Assessment of function / Denise M. Kresevic --;Assessing cognitive function / Tom Braes, Koen Milisen, and Marquis D. Foreman --;Depression / Lenore H. Kurlowicz And Theresa A. Harvath --;Dementia / Kathleen Fletcher --;Delirium : prevention, early recognition, and treatment / Dorothy F. Tullmann, Lorraine C. Mion, Kathleen Fletcher, and Marquis D. Foreman --;Family caregiving / Deborah C. Messecar --;Preventing falls in acute care / Deanna Gray-Miceli --;Pain management / Ann L. Horgas and Saunjoo L. Yoon --;Iatrogenesis : the nurse's role in preventing patient harm / Deborah C. Francis --;Reducing adverse drug events / DeaNne Zwicker and Terry Fulmer --;Urinary incontinence / Annmarie Dowling-Castronovo and Christine Bradway --;Mealtime difficulties / Elaine J. Amella --;Nutrition / Rose Ann Dimaria-Ghalili --;Managing oral hydration / Janet C. Mentes --;Oral health care / Linda J. O'Connor. Preventing pressure ulcers and skin tears / Elizabeth A. Ayello and R. Gary Sibbald --;Age-related changes in health / Constance M. Smith and Valerie T. Cotter --;Excessive sleepiness / Mary Grace Umlauf, Laura L. Williams, and Eileen R. Chasens --;Sensory changes / Pamela Z. Cacchione --;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 --;Healthcare decision making / Ethel L. Mitty and Linda Farber Post --;Advance directives / Ethel L. Mitty and Gloria C. Ramsey --;Comprehensive assessment and management of the critically ill / Michele C. Balas, Colleen M. Casey, and Mary Beth Happ --;Fluid overload : identifying and managing heart failure patients at risk for hospital re-admission / Jessica Coviello and Deborah A. Chyun --;Cancer assessment and intervention strategies / Janine Overcash --;Issues regarding sexuality / Jacqueline M. Arena and Meredith Wallace --;Substance misuse and alcohol use disorders / Madeline Naegle.
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Addresses various clinical problems, syndromes, or diseases that older adults commonly experience and offers a distillation of what constitutes "best practice" for these problems. Each chapter includes educational objectives, assessment of the problem, nursing intervention or care strategies, and references.