Clinical Gerontological Nursing, 2nd Edition - A Guide to Advanced Practice

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This AJN Book of the Year provides current treatment approaches to nursing care in a variety of health care settings the home, hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes. Research-based and fully revised, it discusses the problems and syndromes seen in the older population and covers topics in depth, providing a synthesis of difficult-to-find material. Discussions of assessment instruments, guidelines, protocols, and resources are provided to assist nurses in the management of these clinical problems. This edition also features 12 new chapters that focus on topics such as legal aspects, pain and discomfort, cardiovascular problems, sensory disorders, and intimacy and sexuality.

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By Joyce Takano Stone, MS, RNC, Formerly Clinical Nurse Specialist, Gerontology, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA; Jean F. Wyman, PhD, RNCS, GNP, FAAN, Professor, Cora Meidl Siehl Chair in Nursing Research, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and the late Sally A. Salisbury, MS, RNCS, Coordinator, Hospital Based Home Care, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA

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