| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 611 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Critical care nursing of the elderly / Terry T. Fulmer, Marquis D. Foreman, Mary Walker, editors. 2nd ed. c2001. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I. The context for critical care nursing of older adults -- ch. 1. Introduction and overview / Marquis D. Foreman, Kown Milisen, and Terry T. Fulmer -- ch. 2. Standards of practice for gerontological and critical care nursing / Ruth M. Kleinpell -- ch. 3. The critical care environment / Dorothy F. Tullmann, Polly Beckwith Hawkes, and Elizabeth H. Enfield -- ch. 4. Patient safety for older patients in the intensive care setting / Judy Dillworth and Terry T. Fulmer -- II. Social aspects of critical care nursing of older adults -- ch. 5. Ethical decision making / Ethel L. Mitty -- ch. 6. Continuity of care / Kathleen M. McCauley -- ch. 7. Family responses to critical care of the older adult / Jane S. Leske -- ch. 8. End-of-life care and decisions about life-sustaining treatments / Karen Kehl and Karin T. Kirchoff -- ch.9. Becoming frail / Graham J. McDougall, Jr., and Carol L. Delville -- ch.10 The chronically critically ill / Clareen Wiencek and Ronald Hickman, Jr. -- . ch. 11. Function of older adults in acute care: optimizing an opportunity / Barbara Resnick -- III. Foundations for clinical care of critically ill older adults -- ch. 12. Physiology of aging -- Impact on critical illness and treatment / Alexandra J. Brock and Rita A. Jablonski -- ch.13. Pharmacotherapy / J. Mark Ruscin -- ch. 14. Nutrition and hydration / Kathryn A. Wilt and Donna M. Fick -- . 15. Physical restraints in critical care: Practice issues and future directions / Lorraine C. Mion and Cheryl M. Bradas -- ch. 16. Infection, sepsis, and immune function / Matthew R. Sorenson -- ch. 17. Understanding and managing sleep disorders in older adult patients in the intensive care unit / Elisabeth Marie, NIrav Patel, and Nalaka S. Goonratne -- ch. 18. Pain in the critically ill older adult / Celine Gelinas and Keela Herr -- IV Approaches to complex clinical issues in critically ill older adults -- ch. 19. Pressure ulcer prevention and management / Tom Defloor, Katrien Vanderwee, and Carol Dealey -- ch. 20. Wound healing in the elderly / Courtney H. Lyder -- ch. 21. Substance abuse and withdrawal / Marc Sabbe and Joris Vandenberghe -- ch. 22. Urinary incontinence in critically ill older adults / Mary H. Palmer -- ch. 23. Heart failure in the critically ill older patient / Debra K. Moser and Michael W. Rich -- ch. 24. Perioprative care of the elderly / Jeffrey H. Silverstein -- . ch. 25. Acute respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation in the elderly / Jill Kamen -- . ch. 26. Delirium in critical illness / Marquis D. Foreman, Marieke Schuurmans, and Koen Milisen. |
| Subject |
Geriatric nursing.
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Intensive care nursing.
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Critical Care. |
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Aged. |
| Added Author |
Foreman, Marquis D.
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Milisen, Koen.
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Fulmer, Terry T.
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| Added Title |
Critical care nursing of the elderly.
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| ISBN |
9780826110961 (alk. paper) |
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0826110967 (alk. paper) |
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9780826110978 (ebook) |
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0826110975 (ebook) |
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