Gerioperative nursing care principles and practices of surgical care for the older adult

Shippee-Rice, Raelene V. (Author). Fetzer, Susan. (Added Author). Long, Jennifer V. (Added Author).

Summary: This timely volume introduces gerioperative care, a new model of surgical care for the elderly designed to improve surgical outcomes and prevent complications through a focus on communication and relationship-centered care. It is the only book to specifically address the care of older adults undergoing surgery, providing practitioners with critical, practical, and theoretical information from the initial decision to have surgery through the first follow-up visit post-discharge. The text includes the anatomy and physiology of aging, preoperative care, intraoperative and post-anesthesia care, po.

Record details

ISBN: 9780826104717 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0826104711 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780826104700
ISBN: 0826104703
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (626 p.)
Publisher: New York : Springer, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Intraoperative Considerations. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Gerioperative demographics -- Introduction to gerioperative care -- Gerioperative practice standards and quality care -- Gerioperative informed consent -- Gerioperative medication safety -- Gerioperative coaching -- Gerioperative assessment -- Gerioperative anesthesia -- Cardiovascular -- Renal -- Pulmonary -- Neurological -- Musculoskeletal -- Skin -- Gastrointestinal -- Hematology -- Immune -- Endocrine -- Frailty and reserve capacity -- Depression and dementia -- Delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction -- Gerioperative pain relief -- Promoting discharge wellness -- Appendix I: Protocol for prevention, early detection, and treatment of postoperative delirium in the older adult.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.