Home Care of the Elderly

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Brand: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISBN: 9780781715423

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This highly useful resource text is a must-read for every nurse and aide working in home care -- it addresses the unique challenges of providing home care to the ever-increasing senior population. Clear and comprehensive, the book offers organized guidelines for dealing with situations specific to the elderly client. The reader will learn to effectively and efficiently institute programs to deal with incontinence, prevent skin breakdown, deal with confusion, verbally abusive behavior and more. Coverage includes discussion of cultural diversity and legal and ethical issues.

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Brand Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Reference 40196

EAN13 9780781715423

ISBN 9780781715423

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Publication date: 1998
Issue number: 1
Cover: soft binded
Pages count: 560
Dimensions (mm): 108 x 181
Weight (g): 567

(Unit/Chapter Headings) Part 1:: Optimizing the Lives of Elderly Clients in the Home 1. Assessment of the Elderly Client in the Home 2. Maintaining Optimum Nutrition 3. Maintaining Mobility 4. Maintaining Bladder and Bowel Function 5. Promoting Skin Integrity and Wound Healing in the Elderly Client 6. Insuring Safety 7. Improving Communication of Older Adults with Hearing and Vision Loss 8. Managing Medication Regimens for Elderly Clients 9. Enhancing Intimacy and Sexual Health Part 2:: Managing Behavioral Alterations of Elderly Clients in the Home 10. Caring for the Elderly Psychiatric Client 11. Caring for the Verbally and Physically Abusive Elderly Clients 12. How to Care for the Elderly Client with Alzheimers and Related Dementias Part 3:: Managing Physical Health Problems of Elderly Clients in the Home 13. Caring for the Elderly Post-Operative Client 14. Caring for the Client with Respiratory Problems 15. Caring for the Client with Cardiac Problems 16. Caring for the Elderly Client with Neurological Deficits 17. Caring for the Elderly Diabetic Client 18. Caring for the Elderly Client with Arthritis 19. Caring for the Elderly Client with Cancer Part 4:: Legal and Ethical Issues in Home Care of the Elderly Client 20. The Culturally Diverse Elderly Client 21. Providing Palliative Care and Care for the Dying Elderly at Home 22. Legal Consideration for Elderly Clients 23. Long Term Care Options

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