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THE DEFINITIVE TEXT ON THE PRINCIPLES AND CLINCAL PRACTICE OF NURSING HOME CARE
A Doody's Core Title for 2017!
Nursing Home Care is a practical textbook designed to serve as a rich evidence-based resource to provide physicians and other practitioners with the information and knowledge to advance nursing home care. It states and explains the principles underpinning safe, personalized, and dignified nursing home practice using an integrated, cooperative approach. In addition, itprovides the medical knowledge necessary to give quality care to nursing home residents.
Nursing Home Care reflects the International Association for Geriatrics and Gerontology's conviction that nursing home practice is an interdisciplinary endeavor that requires a sound theoretical, scientific, and values base in addition to clinical expertise. Mindful of the influences of different culture and context, the premise of this text is that there is a shared and commonknowledge base to guide nursing home practice and approaches to caring that are universal.
THIS UNIQUE TEXT IS LOGICALLY DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS:
PART 1 covers the origins of the nursing home movement, plus alternative approaches, including aging in place and what older people are saying about nursing home life and culture change.
PART 2 focuses on the fundamentals of working as part of a nursing home team providing day-to-day care and the leadership essentials to drive the quality improvement agenda.
PART 3 addresses the most common conditions experienced by older nursing home residents.
PART 4 is devoted to clinical and nursing aspects of specific disease management.
KEY FEATURES:
Online supplemental material, including 1,000 PowerPoint slides available to faculty, plus Q&A available from the IAGGI * Over 150 multiple choice questions * Key points for each chapter * An essential study guide for the IAGG certificate in nursing home care
| Author | MORLEY |
|---|---|
| Table Of Content | Part 1 Introduction to Nursing Home Life & Alternatives My Experience of Nursing Homes: Voice of the Resident Our Experience of Nursing Homes: Voices of Family and Friends Working in a Nursing Home Career choices and ambition Preparation to practice in a nursing home Creating a place called home Rules and regulations Diversity of Nursing Homes and long term care around the World Nursing home practitioners-contributing disciplines, essential knowledge, skills and caring attributes International NH Development & Research Agenda IAGG-WHO Culture and Quality of Care Nursing Home Design Aging in Place: Other Approaches to Long Term Care Part 2 Fundamentals of Nursing Home Practice History of Nursing Homes Around the World Principles of Nursing Home Care Fundamental Rights & Ethical Considerations Truth telling and information disclosure-dilemmas and solutions From admission to end of life care Shared decision making Risks and safety-including medication administration and review (polypharmacy) Restraint Free Environments Core values Protecting the vulnerable –elder abuse and unintentional neglect Accidents happen-and what to do when they occur Models of Care Patient centered care Transitions Subacute care Improving function End of life/hospice care Eden Alternative Technology and care Multi-Professional Teams: Working Together An integrated model: a blend of clinical, nursing and social care Inter professional communication Valuing nursing home practitioners, assistant practitioners Building a strong team based on reciprocity Family involvement Keeping the records in order Nursing Home Leadership Role of the administrator Role of doctors and the medical director Role of nurses and the nursing director The wider multiprofessional team Quality Improvement Role of regulators and accreditation agencies Governance and national standards Preparing for the inspector Role of Lay Assessors & Resident Advocates Managing budgets and balancing the books Keeping up to date with evidence Part 3 Admission to a Nursing Home Preparing for admission.-what individuals and families need to know Types of admission & admission criteria. Knowing the person and biographical histories Minimum Data Sets Assessment of clinical need & medications. Assessment of frailty status and functional abilities. Assessment of communication needs-enabling communication Understanding preferences and personal priorities Care Paradigms-enabling/rehabilitation/maintenance/palliative/end of life Part 4 Managing Age Related Syndromes and Changes Aches and Pains Pain and function Assessing pain Pain management Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do Toolkits for Practice- knowing when specialist referral is indicated Low Mood, Anxiety and Depression Adjustment to a nursing home Dysphoria Depression Anxiety Psychotic disorders Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do Toolkits for Practice- knowing when specialist referral is indicated Confusion, Agitation and Other Behavioral Disturbance Delirium Dementia - Causes Dementia - Management Wandering Screaming Sundowners- twilight agitation Behavioral Disturbances Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do Toolkits for Practice- knowing when specialist referral is indicated Eating and Drinking Nutritional screening and assessment Managing weight loss Therapeutic diets Vitamin D and other vitamins and minerals Choosing suitable food and drink Meal times and snack provision Special considerations for frail older people Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do Urinary Continence Managing Transient Functional Incontinence Preventing urinary tract infections and catheter associated infections Stress and Urge Incontinence Overflow Incontinence Lower Urinary Tract Infection Achieving Continence and Social Continence- the does and don’ts of catheterization, pads and cleansers Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do Toolkits for Practice-knowing when specialist referral is indicated Bowel Changes Managing constipation Understanding and Managing fecal incontinence Diarrhea Hemorrhoids Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do Toolkits for Practice- knowing when specialist referral is indicated Mobility and Falls Prevention Walking, health and survival Gait disturbances Falls – Causes Falls – Prevention Hip fractures Sleep Disturbance Insomnia Nocturia Sleep apnea Restless legs Nightmares Ulcers and Common Skin Disorders Pressure Ulcers Vascular ulcers Skin disorders Stomal care Oral Health Care of mouth and teeth/dentures Xerostomia-Dry Mouth-Causes and Interventions Common fungal infections-Causes and Prevention Other problems related to oral mucosa-cancer Swallowing difficulties Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do Toolkits for practice-knowing when specialist referral is indicated Vision and Hearing Age related hearing loss Simple tests for hearing and audiometry Hearing Aids Ear Care & Wax Tinnitus Age related vision loss Simple tests of visual acuity Dry Eye Common diseases of the ageing eye Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do Toolkits for practice-knowing when specialist referral is indicated Part 5 Disease Management Hypertension, Hypotension and Heart Failure Neurological Disorders--Stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Locked-in Syndrome Musculoskeletal Disorders--Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Contractures Infections and Their Control Anemia Endocrine Disorders Gastrointestinal Disorders Pulmonary Disorders Cancer |
| Publish Date | 25 Jun 2013 |
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