Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice - 6th Edition,Annotated (Paperback)

About the Book

"Across health care settings, older adults represent the majority of consumers served. They present with the most clinically and socially complex situations, and thus require nurses to possess highly developed assessment competencies, critical thinking abilities, and relationship-based skills. Nurses have an enormous responsibility when providing care to older adults in this rapidly changing health care environment with its increasing regulatory requirements, variable staffing levels, and unpredictable reimbursement. Nurses also have an amazing opportunity to positively change the daily experiences and health of older adults. The nurse who is armed with an understanding of 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 and manage health problems, but also to promote function and quality of life"--

Book Synopsis

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

"The evidence-based protocols 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 protocols 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 protocol, and resources for further investigation. Each protocol is embedded within the chapter content to provide context and detailed evidence. The protocols 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 Protocol
• The AGREE systematic method was used to evaluate each protocol 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