Virginia Burggraf, RN, DNS, FAAN, Marcella J. Griggs Endowed Chair, Gerontological Nursing Coordinator Graduate Program, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, Kye Y. Kim, MD, Professor and Director, Academic Affairs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia, Aubrey L. Knight, MD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Professor of Medicine and Family & Community Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
xviii, 707 pages :
ساير جزييات
illustrations (some color), color map ;
ابعاد
23 cm
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Section I. Chronic illness -- Advanced practice for geriatric clinicians / Virginia Burggraf -- Healthy people 2020 : implications for practice / Virginia Burggraf -- Comprehensive geriatric assessment / Lisa Campo -- Cardiovascular disease / DeEtta Compton -- Skin cancer / Faye Lyons -- Gastrointestinal disease / Andrea D. Harrelson, Brent S. Williams, Deborah D. Cox -- Neurological disorders / Shravan Kumar R. Gaddam, Christopher D. Wood -- Pulmonary disease / Joni Goldwasser -- Diabetes / Carey A. Cole -- Nutrition / Nancy Munoz, Melissa Bernstein -- Exercise / Margaret B. Sproule -- Osteoporosis / Karen A. Roberto, Marya C. McPherson, Deborah T. Gold -- Arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, and chronic pain / Adegbenga A. Bankole, Phyllis Brown Whitehead -- Kidney disease / Jill Bass, Aubrey L. Knight -- Septicemia and infection / Mazen Madhoun, Tanya Sigmon -- Anemia and leukemia / Julia D'Amora, Soheir S. Boshra -- Pressure ulcers / David M. Mercer -- Medication safety / Eunyoung Lee -- Section II. Mental health -- Psychiatric assessment and diagnostic evaluation / Rizwan Ali, Kye Y. Kim -- Psychosocial challenges / Victoria Bierman -- Alcohol use disorders / Nancy Brossoie -- Substance abuse / Susan Russell, David W. Hartman -- Dementia / Martha Smith Anderson -- Bipolar disorder / Azziza Bankole -- Schizophrenia / Azziza Bankole -- Depression / Mamta Sapra, Anjali Varma -- Suicide / Thomas R. Milam -- Anxiety disorders / Bush Kavuru -- Section III. Final stage of life -- End-of-life care / Katie R. Katz.
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This book provides an evidence-based approach for helping older adults maintain healthy lifestyles, adapt to normal age-related changes, and manage acute and chronic illnesses. This text, divided into chronic illness both physical and emotional, covers only the most common illnesses of older adults and incorporates the holistic framework that comprises geriatric care in partnership with physicians, gerontologists and nurses.