Care of Arthritis in the Older Adult

Herausgeber: Luggen, Ann Schmidt; Meiner, Sue E

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This concise guide provides nurses with the tools to help older adults with arthritis achieve the highest possible quality of life. Practical tips on nursing management, self care, and the importance of exercise are a focus throughout. Part one presents specific arthritic conditions in a uniform format -- epidemiology, clinical features and management, diagnosis, pharmacotherapy, and nursing management and interventions. Part two presents general strategies for managing arthritis, including comprehensive chapters on a pain management, exercise, and patient teaching. Any nurse working with the elderly will find this a fundamental resource.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 525g
• ISBN-13: 9780826123626
• ISBN-10: 0826123627
• Artikelnr.: 21392842

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors
Foreword by Priscilla Ebersole
Introduction, Ann Schmidt Luggen and Sue E. Meiner
Part I: Arthritic Diseases and Related Diseases
1. Osteoarthritis, Patricia Birchfield
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ann Schmidt Luggen
3. Gouty Arthritis, Sue E. Meiner
4. Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis, Laurie
Kennedy-Malone
5. Cervical and Lumbar Disk Problems, Sue E. Meiner
6. Osteoporosis, Patricia Mezinskis
Part II: Managing Athritis
7. Assessing and Managing Pain, Ann Schmidt Luggen
8. Exercise and Physical Therapy, Barbara Resnick
9. Patient Teaching Tools and Self-Help Techniques: Focus on Cultural
Diversity, Ann Mabe Newman
10. Quality of Life Issues, Phyllis J. Atkinson
11. Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Mary R. Painter-Romanello
12. Participating in Sports with Arthritis, Catherine A. Hill
Index