Clinical Management of Patients in Subacute and Long-Term Care Settings - Softcover

Buttaro PhD AGPCNP-BC FAANP FNAP, Terry Mahan; Aznavorian MS RN CS, Susan; Dick PhD GNP-BC FAANP FNAP, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323018629 ISBN 13: 9780323018623

Publisher: Mosby, 2005

Synopsis

An ideal reference for nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in rehabilitation and subacute settings, this comprehensive resource covers topics specific to the medical management of acutely ill adult and elderly patients with multiple co-morbid health problems. It also features information on advanced directives, end-of-life care, and regulatory and compliance concerns that often impact treatment decisions.

• Coverage of each disorder includes: a brief description, risk factors, the history and physical examinations, diagnostics, differential diagnoses, treatment plan, complications, considerations for consultation and hospitalization, and nursing, patient, and family education.
• Categories of diagnostic evaluation include laboratory evaluation, imaging tests, and other clinically indicated tests.
• Differential diagnoses list both probable and possible diagnoses encouraging the reader to consider potential causes for the patient's signs and symptoms.
• Treatment recommendations are based on evidence-based research findings and empirical data, recognizing that many decisions for care are based on the provider's knowledge of the patient and prevailing practice.
• Offers important information on health promotion.
• Discusses topics such as advanced directives, family issues, and reimbursement.
• Includes a complete chapter on functional concerns such as falls and feeding issues, including malnutrition, weight loss, dysphagia, and feeding difficulty.
• The special considerations chapter includes sections on insomnia, pain, palliative care, vancomycin, and anticoagulation.
• The logical body systems organization presents disorder information in a convenient outline format for quick reference.

About this title

About the Author

Terry Mahan Buttaro, MS, APRN, BC, ANP, GNP, CEN, CCRN, Adult/Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner, Greenleaf Medical Associates/Lahey Clinic, Amesbury, MA, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (MCCN), Chelsea, MA; Susan Aznavorian, MS, RN, CS, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged, Roslindale, MA; and Karen Dick, PhD, APRN, BC, FAANP, Assistant Professor, Coordinator, Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Programs, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA; Nurse Practitioner, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0323018629
• ISBN 13: 9780323018623
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368