Care of Arthritis in the Older Adult

Ann Schmidt Luggen, Sue E. Meiner (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

236 Seiten

2002
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-2362-6 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, RN, MSN, CS, BC-ARNP, CNAA, is Professor of Nursing at Northern Kentucky University. Sue E. Meiner, EdD, APRN, BC, GNP, is a Nurse Practitioner in Las Vegas and President of Consultant on Health Issues, Inc. She was formerly an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner with HealthEssentials Home Care in Las Vegas.

Contributors

Foreword by Priscilla Ebersole

Introduction, Ann Schmidt Luggen and Sue E. Meiner

Part I: Arthritic Diseases and Related Diseases

Osteoarthritis, Patricia Birchfield

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ann Schmidt Luggen

Gouty Arthritis, Sue E. Meiner

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis, Laurie Kennedy-Malone

Cervical and Lumbar Disk Problems, Sue E. Meiner

Osteoporosis, Patricia Mezinskis

Part II: Managing Athritis

Assessing and Managing Pain, Ann Schmidt Luggen

Exercise and Physical Therapy, Barbara Resnick

Patient Teaching Tools and Self-Help Techniques: Focus on Cultural Diversity, Ann Mabe Newman

Quality of Life Issues, Phyllis J. Atkinson

Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Mary R. Painter-Romanello

Participating in Sports with Arthritis, Catherine A. Hill

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2002
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 234 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Altenpflege
ISBN-10	0-8261-2362-7 / 0826123627
ISBN-13	978-0-8261-2362-6 / 9780826123626
Zustand	Neuware