Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Nursing - Gerontology

2008 AJN Book of the Year Winner

Like its popular predecessor, the new edition of Bathing Without a Battle presents an individualized, problem-solving approach to bathing and personal care of individuals with dementia. On the basis of extensive original research and clinical experience, the editors have developed strategies and techniques that work in both institution and home settings. Their approach is also appropriate for caregiving activities other than bathing, such as morning and evening care, and for frail elders not suffering from dementia.

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Pflegen mit Pflegediagnosen - auch als Pflegeprofi

Der erste Praxisbegleiter fur examinierte Pflegekrafte in der Gesundheits- und (Kinder-)krankenpflege basierend auf Pflegediagnosen. Als Nachschlagewerk bietet es pflegerisches Wissen konzentriert auf die wichtigsten Fakten. So konnen Pflegende effizient ihr Wissen vertiefen oder Vergessenes nachlesen.

Die klare Struktur dient der schnellen Orientierung - fur sicheres und effizientes Handeln und Pflegen: Pflegediagnosen und Pflegetechniken, Definition der Symptome zu jeder Pflegediagnose, physiologisches und...

The nursing assistant has a special and vital role in nursing home care. Providing continuous and close relationships with the nursing home residents, the assistance is challenged daily to solve the numerous problems that arise in working with the elderly. It is frequently the assistant who must find ways to help when residents refuse to get up, become incontinent, cannot find the dining room, cannot sleep, grieve over their families' failure to visit, argue with other residents, make excessive demands for personal care, imagine illnesses and demons, and fear death.

This book is...

"Menschen pflegen" ist mehr: das 3-bandige Lehrbuch fur die Pflegeausbildung basiert auf Pflegediagnosen und bietet Pflegewissen bei verschiedenen Krankheiten und in verschiedenen Lebenssituationen der Patienten. So, wie es das neue Krankenpflegegesetz fordert.

In Band 3 bilden Lebenssituationen und Krankheitsbilder sowie die entsprechenden therapeutischen Konzepte den roten Faden. Anleiten und beraten, Pravention und Rehabilitation sind feste Bestandteile in jedem Kapitel. Die lernfreundliche Didaktik umfasst u.a.: Facherubergreifendes Lernen durch Verknupfung von Pflege mit...

Nursing Care for the Hospitalized Older Patient is a comprehensive, quick-reference resource for registered and advanced practice nurses working with older patients in a hospital setting. Organized in user-friendly format, the book provides vital information on all aspects of hospital care and the full range of health issues encountered by elderly patients.

The book is organized into four major sections. The first section provides an overview of the aging patient, including demographics, normal aging changes, and the general impact of hospitalization. The second section...

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title

The trend toward patient self-management (PSM) of chronic disease is accelerating at a rapid pace along with the evolution of home-based or mobile technologies to support this care. Yet the development of self-management practice standards and advanced practice nursing support has been haphazard. This book fills a glaring void by addressing, against a backdrop of current best practices in PSM, such questions as: What are appropriate standards of safety in PSM? How can we be assured those standards are met? How does one reach a good prognosis...