Fragility Fracture Nursing Holistic Care and Management of the Orthogeriatric Patient
This open access book aims to provide a comprehensive but practical overview of the knowledge required for the assessment and management of the older adult with or at risk of fragility fracture. It considers this from the perspectives of all of the settings in which this group of patients receive nu...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing
2018.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Colección: | Perspectives in Nursing Management and Care for Older Adults,
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430273706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Osteoporosis and the nature of fragility fracture – an overview
- Chapter 2. Frailty, sarcopenia and falls
- Chapter 3. Secondary fracture and fall prevention
- Chapter 4. Comprehensive geriatric assessment from a nursing perspective
- Chapter 5. Orthogeriatric nursing in the emergency and perioperative in-patient setting
- Chapter 6. Mobility, remobilisation, exercise and prevention of the complications of stasis
- Chapter 7. Pressure injury prevention and wound management
- Chapter 8. Nutrition and hydration
- Chapter 9. Nursing the patient with altered cognitive function
- Chapter 10. Rehabilitation and discharge
- Chapter 11. Family partnerships, palliative care and end of life
- Chapter 12. Orthogeriatric nursing
- Index.
