Basic Geriatric Nursing - E-Book
Basic Geriatric Nursing - E-Book

Author: Patricia A. Williams

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2022-06-08

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0323828884

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**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Geriatrics** Provide compassionate, professional nursing care for older adults! Designed for LPN/LVNs, Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th Edition offers a practical introduction to concepts of aging and the physiologic and psychosocial changes that affect the elderly adult. Clear guidelines help you master basic skills such as health assessment, nursing diagnosis, therapeutic communication, medication administration, and nursing interventions in a variety of health care settings. New Next-Generation NCLEX® examination-style case studies help you develop clinical judgment, and nursing care plans show how to apply theory to practice. Written by experienced nursing educator Patricia Williams, this book provides the knowledge and skills you need to care for an aging population. - Learning features in each chapter include objectives, key terms with phonetic pronunciations, basic concepts, and clinical application, all connected by case examples and a relevant research study or analysis of multiple studies. - Nursing Process sections provide a framework for nursing care of older adults as related to specific disorders. - Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! sections include key points, additional learning resources, and NCLEX review questions with answers and rationales on the Evolve website. - Nursing Care Plans provide real-world examples of care plans along with critical thinking questions. - Nursing interventions are grouped by health care setting, e.g., acute care, extended care, home care. - Clinical Situation boxes highlight real-life care scenarios. - Coordinated Care boxes address leadership and management issues for the LPN/LVN, and include topics such as restraints and end-of-life care. - Critical Thinking boxes help you develop and improve skills in clinical judgment. - Special boxes are included for health promotion, safety, nurse alerts, patient education, cultural considerations, home health considerations, complementary health approaches, and more. - Medication tables summarize information about drugs commonly used in geriatric nursing. - NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® examination-style case studies at the end of chapters include new-format questions to help you prepare for the licensure examination. - NEW! Discussion of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model helps you learn decision making and develop the skills needed to plan effective nursing care. - NEW! Free Study Guide on the Evolve website includes Next-Generation case studies and review questions to reinforce your understanding.

Lippincott Review for NCLEX-PN
Lippincott Review for NCLEX-PN

Author: Barbara K. Timby

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2017-01-26

Total Pages: 1650

ISBN-13: 1496324714

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Lippincott Review for NCLEX-PN, 11E is designed to help pre-licensure nursing students in practical and vocational nursing programs prepare to take the licensing examination. More than 2,000 questions span all areas of nursing practice. Seventeen specialty tests contain questions across all the Client Need categories of the NCLEX-PN. A two-part Comprehensive Examination contains 263 items--more than the maximum of 205 questions asked on the NCLEX-PN—to provide an outlet for comprehensive review and test practice. Every test section concludes with a review of Correct Answers, Rationales, and Test Taking Strategies. A detailed section of Frequently Asked Questions provides details about the design and process of the NCLEX-PN, as well as tips for students on how to prepare. Questions fully align with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) 2017 PN test plan and are written in the style used on the licensing examination, including the use of all the types of alternate-format questions found on the licensing examination. A free trial of PassPoint PN provides book purchasers an opportunity to practice with additional questions and gives a sneak preview of the full PassPoint PN product.

Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care
Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2001-02-27

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 0309132746

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Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.

New Ways to Care for Older People
New Ways to Care for Older People

Author: Evan Calkins, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0826116930

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This book conveys the good news: there is considerable evidence that practitioners themselves can design more effective systems of care for older people, often at lower costs. The researchers here point the way ahead: "evidence-based" interventions; proactive population-based care programs; patient-centered delivery models--all developed under rigorous research controls and under the mandates of managed care. The results reported here are proof that the convergence of wellness movements, patient participation, and managed care administration can be harnessed for improved and often more cost-effective gerontologic care.

Health Planning Reports Personal Author Index
Health Planning Reports Personal Author Index

Author: United States. Bureau of Health Planning

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 1018

ISBN-13:

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Lists citations to the National Health Planning Information Center's collection of health planning literature, government reports, and studies from May 1975 to January 1980.

The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club

Author: Richard Osman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1984880985

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A New York Times bestseller | Soon to be a major motion picture “Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining.” —Wall Street Journal “Don’t trust anyone, including the four septuagenarian sleuths in Osman’s own laugh-out-loud whodunit.” —Parade Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves A female cop with her first big case A brutal murder Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case. As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Practice Q&A
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Practice Q&A

Author: Springer Publishing Company

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2023-04-10

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0826145728

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Prepare for your AGACNP-BC® or ACNPC-AG® exam with Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Practice Q&A. With 700 high-quality questions and comprehensive rationales based on the most recent ANCC and AACN exam blueprints, this essential resource is designed to help you study your way: sharpen your specialty knowledge with 350 practice Q&A organized by exam domain and strengthen your test-taking skills with two 175-question practice tests. Combined, it gives you everything you need to pass the first time, guaranteed. Know that you're ready. Know that you'll pass with Springer Publishing Exam Prep. Key Features: Includes 700 questions with in-depth rationales that address both correct and incorrect answers Offers two study options—by exam topic area or two full 175-question practice tests Provides key information about the AGACNP-BC® and ACNPC-AG® certification exams Boosts your confidence with a 100% pass guarantee AGACNP-BC® is a registered trademark of American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). ANCC does not sponsor or endorse this resource, nor does it have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing. ACNPC-AG® is a registered trademark of American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). AACN does not sponsor or endorse this resource, nor does it have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing.

Lippincott's Review for NCLEX-PN®
Lippincott's Review for NCLEX-PN®

Author: Barbara K. Timby

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2012-03-28

Total Pages: 1280

ISBN-13: 1451153341

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The most popular question-and answer review for the NCLEX-PN® is now in its Eighth Edition. Written to conform to the new 2008 NCLEX-PN® test plan, this edition includes all new question types on the exam and new questions on leadership, management, and delegation. The book contains over 2,200 questions in various review tests and comprehensive examinations. Questions are organized by specialty area and coded by client needs category and subcategory. Rationales for both correct and incorrect answers are included. A bound-in CD-ROM contains all of the book's questions in interactive format, with features for test-taking mode and study mode, plus an alternate-format question tutorial.