Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice, Sixth Edition / Edition 6

by Marie Boltz PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN, Elizabeth Capezuti PhD, RN, FAAN, DeAnne Zwicker DrNP, APRN, BC, Terry T. Fulmer PhD, RN, FAAN

Overview

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AJN Book of the Year 2016 First-Place Winner in Gerontological Nursing!

“The evidence-based prools are designed as a primary reference and are useful, substantive, and timely....The broader contributions of useful format and succinct review of the evidence make it likely that this text will continue to be the leading resource in nursing education and practice.”

—The Gerontologist

“As a gerontological clinical educator/research nurse, I will often use this as a reference. The format and the content are good, and the explanations of how to best use the evidence simplify the process of sifting through mountains of information to figure the best practice.”

Score: 97,****

—Doody’s

The newest edition of this distinguished reference in geriatric nursing delivers updated guidelines, new illustrative case studies, and the latest evidence-based prools developed by leading researchers, educators, and practitioners in each topic area. The sixth edition includes new approaches devoted to supporting LGBTQ+ elders, persons living with dementia and their families, and older adults living with HIV. New operational strategies provide guidance in using the electronic health record, implementing improved person-centered care approaches, and maintaining age-friendly atmospheres.

Using evidence derived from all levels of care, this text offers developed guidelines for improving both quality and outcomes when caring for older adults in multiple disciplines, including interprofessional team members, long-term care and other staff educators, social workers, dietitians, and physicians. Chapters provide assessment and management principles, clinical interventions, specialty practice, and models of care. They consistently feature chapter objectives, annotated references, evidence ratings for each prool, and resources for further investigation. Each prool is embedded within the chapter content to provide context and detailed evidence. The prools consistently include an overview, evidence-based assessment, intervention strategies, and a supporting case study with discussion. PowerPoint presentations and a test bank are available as instructor’s resources.

New Chapters:

• Informational Technology: Embedding CPGs
• Organizational Approaches to Promote Person-Centered Care
• Environmental Approaches to Support Aging-Friendly Care
• HIV Prevention and Care for the Older Adult
• LGBTQ+ Perspectives

Key Features:

• Best practices for in-patient, in-home, and long-term care settings
• Case studies with discussions in each chapter to illustrate application of clinical practice and related Nursing Standard of Practice Prool
• The AGREE systematic method was used to evaluate each prool and validate this book’s content
• Instructor’s resources including PowerPoints and a Test Bank
• Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices and computers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826188144
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	03/27/2020
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	920
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Marie Boltz, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN, is the Elouise Ross Eberly and Robert Eberly Endowed Chair Professor, Penn State College of Nursing, where she teaches both gerontological nursing and PhD courses. She is a gerontological nurse consultant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the Office of Inspector General, and the Department of Justice, and a senior nurse scientist at the Munn Center for Nursing Research, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Elizabeth A. Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the William Randolph Hearst Foundation Chair in gerontology at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing of the City University of New York (CUNY). Dr. Capezuti teaches in the graduate doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program and is a professor in the PhD program in nursing science and social welfare at the Graduate Center, CUNY.

DeAnne Zwicker, DrNP, AGNP-BC, is a certified adult nurse practitioner and geriatric nurse practitioner. She is currently working as an independent geriatric consultant.

Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the president of The John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City (NYC), a foundation dedicated to improving the care of older adults. Established in 1929, the Foundation has a current endowment of more than half a billion dollars. She previously served as distinguished professor and dean of Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. Before that, she served as the Erline Perkins McGriff Professor and dean of New York University (NYU) College of Nursing.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

I. INCORPORATING EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE

1. Developing and Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Approach

2. Measuring Performance and Improving Quality

3. Informational Technology: Embedding Geriatric Clinical Practice Guidelines

4. Organizational Approaches to Promote Person-Centered Care

5. Environmental Approaches to Support Aging-Friendly Care

II. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

6. Age-Related Changes in Health

7. Healthcare Decision-Making

8. Sensory Changes in the Older Adult

9. Assessing Cognitive Function in the Older Adult

10. Assessment of Physical Function in the Older Adult

11. Oral Healthcare in the Older Adult

12. Managing Oral Hydration in the Older Adult

13. Nutrition in the Older Adult

14. Family Caregiving

15. Issues Regarding Sexuality in Older Adults

16. Elder Mistreatment Detection

17. Advance Care Planning

III. CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS

18. Preventing Functional Decline in the Acute Care Setting

19. Late-Life Depression

20. Delirium: Prevention, Early Recognition, and Treatment

21. Dementia: Assessment and Care Strategies

22. Pain Management in the Older Adult

23. Assessing, Managing, and Preventing Falls in Acute Care

24. Reducing Adverse Drug Events in the Older Adult

25. Urinary Incontinence in the Older Adult

26. Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

27. Physical Restraints and Side Rails in Acute and Critical Care Settings

28. Preventing Pressure Injuries and Skin Tears

29. Optimizing Mealtimes for Persons Living With Dementia

30. Disorders of Sleep in the Older Adult

31. The Frail Hospitalized Older Adult

32. HIV Prevention and Care for the Older Adult

33. LGBTQ Perspectives for Older Adult Care

IV. INTERVENTIONS IN SPECIALTY PRACTICE

34. Substance Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder in the Older Adult

35. Comprehensive Assessment and Management of the Critically Ill Older Adult

36. Fluid Overload: Identifying and Managing Heart Failure Patients at Risk for Hospital Readmission

37. Cancer Assessment and Intervention Strategies in the Older Adult

38. Perioperative Care of the Older Adult

39. General Surgical Care of the Older Adult

40. Care of the Older Adult With Fragility Hip Fracture

V. MODELS OF CARE

41. Acute Care Models

42. Transitional Care

43. Palliative Care Models

44. Care of the Older Adult in the Emergency Department

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Crystal L Plank, RN, BSN, RAC-CTA, IP (University of Missouri)
Description: This book covers areas in geriatric care such as assessment and management, clinical interventions, and approaches in different clinical specialties. It offers tables, protocols, and resources that are useful to readers and gives digital access, which is a huge benefit. This is a sixth edition and the previous edition was published in 2016.
Purpose: The purpose is to assist professional caregivers with best practices in caring for older populations who have the most complex health needs. For nurse leaders, protocols and best practices are a foundation for providing quality care. The book also addresses much needed social issues that impact health care for older adults.
Audience: The book is written for practitioners such as geriatrics nurses and geriatric nurse practitioners. It is also a good resource for student nurses interested in pursuing the specialty of geriatrics. The authors and contributors are from a wide variety of educational institutions, providing a broad yet comprehensive assessment of the needs and care of the geriatric population.
Features: The chapters contain educational objectives, appropriate tables and figures, and many references, interventions, and strategies. One unique feature of the book is that it assists the practitioner in incorporating what they read into practice. It includes clinical as well as social aspects and interventions in different specialties such as surgical, cancer care, and substance abuse for the geriatric population.
Assessment: Clinical practice changes frequently with new and ongoing research so this book is very needed to show current practices and protocols. The book and the digital media complement each other and enhance readers' ability to use the information.

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