Transitional Care
Transitional Care 36 Fidelindo Lim, Janice B. Foust, and Janet H. Van Cleave EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe various transitional…
Family Caregiving
Family Caregiving 11 Deborah C. Messecar EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe characteristics and factors that put family caregivers at risk…
Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning 39 Linda Farber Post and Marie Boltz EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Distinguish instruction directives and appointment directives…
The Frail Hospitalized Older Adult
The Frail Hospitalized Older Adult 27 Stewart M. Bond, Rebecca Bolton, and Marie Boltz EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe frailty…
Perioperative Care of the Older Adult
Perioperative Care of the Older Adult 32 Fidelindo Lim and Larry Z. Slater EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Identify unique multifactorial…
Substance Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorders
Substance Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorders 28 Madeline A. Naegle and Donna McCabe EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe common patterns…
Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Skin Tears
Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Skin Tears 24 Elizabeth A. Ayello and R. Gary Sibbald EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Complete a…
Preventing Falls in Acute Care
Preventing Falls in Acute Care 19 Deanna Gray-Miceli and Patricia A. Quigley EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Evaluate the older adult…
Developing and Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Approach
Developing and Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Approach 1 Rona F. Levin and Susan Kaplan Jacobs EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES 1. Describe how to level the evidence used to develop and…
Assessing Cognitive Function
Assessing Cognitive Function 6 Pieter Heeren, Johan Flamaing, Jos Tournoy, Marquis D. Foreman, and Koen Milisen EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to:…
