Reducing Adverse Drug Events
Reducing Adverse Drug Events 20 DeAnne Zwicker and Terry Fulmer EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Identify persons at high risk of…
General Surgical Care of the Older Adult
General Surgical Care of the Older Adult 33 Larry Z. Slater and Fidelindo Lim EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Identify the…
Palliative Care Models
Palliative Care Models 37 Constance Dahlin EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Define palliative care and how it differs from hospice 2. Describe…
Fluid Overload: Identifying and Managing Heart Failure Patients at Risk of Hospital Readmission
Fluid Overload: Identifying and Managing Heart Failure Patients at Risk of Hospital Readmission 30 Judith E. Schipper EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able…
Excessive Sleepiness
Excessive Sleepiness 26 Grace E. Dean, Michelle L. Klimpt, Jonna Lee Morris, and Eileen R. Chasens EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to:…
Care of the Older Adult in the Emergency Department
Care of the Older Adult in the Emergency Department 38 Marie Boltz and Amala Sooklal EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Identify…
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence 21 Annemarie Dowling-Castronovo and Christine Bradway EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Discuss transient and established etiologies of urinary incontinence…
Delirium: Prevention, Early Recognition, and Treatment
Delirium: Prevention, Early Recognition, and Treatment 17 Dorothy F. Tullmann, Cheri Blevins, and Kathleen Fletcher EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Discuss…
Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection 22 Heidi L. Wald, Regina M. Fink, Mary Beth Flynn Makic, and Kathleen S. Oman EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the…
Managing Oral Hydration
Managing Oral Hydration 9 Janet C. Mentes EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe older adults at risk of dehydration 2. Identify key…
