Critical Care Nursing of the Elderly

By Terry T. Fulmer

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826114091
• ISBN13: 9780826114099
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 1.1" x 6.0"

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Critical Care Nursing of the Elderly 2nd ed by Fulmer, Foreman, and Walker (Eds.)

The editors are professors of nursing from different universities. The foreword was written by the series editor and the preface that includes a discussion of the evolution of gerontological nursing and it as a specialty was written by Dr. Fulmer. There are 37 contributing authors. The book has four parts and 23 chapters including: Chapter 1, Standards of Practice: Gerontological and Critical Care Nursing; Part I: Basic Issues with Elderly Populations-2. Common Geriatric Problems, 3. Becoming Frail: Failure to Thrive, 4. Delirium, 5. Comorbidity: Assessment and Impact, 6. Pain, 7. Nutrition, and 8. Injury Prevention in the Elderly. Part II: Nursing Assessment and Management-9. The Clinical Approach, 10. Pharmacological Therapy, 11. Patient Education, 12. Evaluating Outcomes, 13. Discharge Planning: Design and Implementation, and 14. Family Resources to Critical Care. Part III: Specialized Practice in Critical Care Settings-15. Trauma Care, 16. Medical Intensive Care, and 17. The Coronary Care Unit. Part IV: Social and Policy Issues-18. Ethical Decision Making, 19. End-of- Life Care, 20. Spiritual and Religious Care, 21. Ethnogeriatric Issues in Critical Care, 22. Legal Issues, and 23. Policy Issues. The chapters end with summaries and references most of which are from the 1990s, but some date back to the 1960s. There are tables throughout the book that list such information as the Braden Scale, the confussion assessment method, cumulative illness rating scale, weighted index of comorbidity, complications, risk factors, screening questions, resources, examples, drug classes, selected instruments, predisposing factors, common medications and side effects. The book ends with an index. The stress of hospitalization can contribute to medication side effects, infection, incontinence, delirium and falls. This book can help critical care nurses provide excellent geriatric critical care by restoring physiological stability and by preventing functional decline.