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 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 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…
Health Care Decision Making 4 Linda Farber Post and Marie Boltz EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Define informed consent and its…
Preventing Functional Decline in the Acute Care Setting 14 Marie Boltz, Barbara Resnick, and Elizabeth Galik EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to:…
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 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 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 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 32 Fidelindo Lim and Larry Z. Slater EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader should be able to: 1. Identify unique multifactorial…
