As stated in the preface of Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice from Springer Publishing Company, LLC, “The nurse who is armed with information on the unique clinical presentations and response to treatment in older adults, and who has knowledge about evidence-based assessment and interventions, is situated to not only prevent complications but also to promote their functional recovery.”
Written for nursing students, educators for geriatric nursing courses, practitioners at all levels including those in specialty roles, and nurse leaders, the new fifth edition of Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice delivers current guidelines, real-life case studies, and evidence-based protocols developed by master educators and practitioners.
With a focus on improving quality of care, cost-effectiveness, and outcome, this Doody’s Core Title and Essential Purchase Title is updated to provide the most current information about care of common clinical conditions and issues in older adults. Several new expert contributors present current guidelines about hip fractures, frailty, perioperative and postoperative care, palliative care, and senior-friendly emergency departments. Additionally, chapters have been reorganized to enhance logical flow of content and easy information retrieval.
Key Features:
- Delivers evidence-based, current guidelines and protocols for care of common clinical conditions in the elderly
- Illustrates application of clinical protocols to real-life practice through case studies and discussion
- Edited by nationally known geriatric leaders who are endorsed by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
New purchasers will want to bundle this resource with Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults, Fundamental & Advanced Nursing Skills , Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice and Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice.
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