Revised edition of: Geriatric nursing protocols for best practice / Mathy Mezey ...[and others], editors. 2nd ed. c2003

Includes bibliographical references and index

Developing and evaluating clinical practice guidelines : a systematic approach / Rona F. Levin, Joanne K. Singleton, and Susan Kaplan Jacobs -- Measuring performance, improving quality / Lenard L. Parisi -- Assessment of function / Denise M. Kresevic -- Assessing cognitive function / Tom Braes, Koen Milisen, and Marquis D. Foreman -- Depression / Lenore H. Kurlowicz And Theresa A. Harvath -- Dementia / Kathleen Fletcher -- Delirium : prevention, early recognition, and treatment / Dorothy F. Tullmann, Lorraine C. Mion, Kathleen Fletcher, and Marquis D. Foreman -- Family caregiving / Deborah C. Messecar -- Preventing falls in acute care / Deanna Gray-Miceli -- Pain management / Ann L. Horgas and Saunjoo L. Yoon -- Iatrogenesis : the nurse's role in preventing patient harm / Deborah C. Francis -- Reducing adverse drug events / DeaNne Zwicker and Terry Fulmer -- Urinary incontinence / Annmarie Dowling-Castronovo and Christine Bradway -- Mealtime difficulties / Elaine J. Amella -- Nutrition / Rose Ann Dimaria-Ghalili -- Managing oral hydration / Janet C. Mentes -- Oral health care / Linda J. O'Connor --

Preventing pressure ulcers and skin tears / Elizabeth A. Ayello and R. Gary Sibbald -- Age-related changes in health / Constance M. Smith and Valerie T. Cotter -- Excessive sleepiness / Mary Grace Umlauf, Laura L. Williams, and Eileen R. Chasens -- Sensory changes / Pamela Z. Cacchione -- Physical restraints and side rails in acute and critical care settings : legal, ethical and practice issues / Lorraine C. Mion, Barbara L. Halliday, and Satinderpal K. Sandhu -- Healthcare decision making / Ethel L. Mitty and Linda Farber Post -- Advance directives / Ethel L. Mitty and Gloria C. Ramsey -- Comprehensive assessment and management of the critically ill / Michele C. Balas, Colleen M. Casey, and Mary Beth Happ -- Fluid overload : identifying and managing heart failure patients at risk for hospital re-admission / Jessica Coviello and Deborah A. Chyun -- Cancer assessment and intervention strategies / Janine Overcash -- Issues regarding sexuality / Jacqueline M. Arena and Meredith Wallace -- Substance misuse and alcohol use disorders / Madeline Naegle

"This is the third, thoroughly revised and updated edition of the book formerly entitled Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice. The protocols address key clinical conditions and circumstances likely to be encountered by a hospital nurse caring for older adults. They represent "best practices" for acute care of the elderly as developed by nursing experts around the country as part of the Hartford Foundation's Nurses Improving Care to the Hospitalized Elderly project (NICHE)." "This third edition includes 17 revised and updated chapters and more than 15 new topics including critical care, diabetes, hydration, oral health care, palliative care, and substance abuse. Each chapter includes educational objectives, assessment of the problem, nursing intervention or care strategies, and references; most chapters have case studies."--BOOK JACKET