BookJill C. Cash, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, editor ; Ann McQueen Blair, DNP, FNP, WHNP, GNP & L. Douglas Smith Jr., DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CNRN, SCRN, FCCM, adult-gerontology consultants.
Summary: This hands-on text and clinical reference--used by thousands of NP students and practitioners alike--delivers national practice guidelines and professional standards of care to help clinicians deliver optimal primary care to adult and older adult patients. The new third edition, featuring the expert input of two renowned Adult-Gerontology practitioners, updates all chapters, teaching guides, and illustrative charts and provides new charts to enhance readability. Fresh content includes information on Sjogren's syndrome; reactive arthritis; elder abuse; LGBTQ health; concussion assessment; joint pain, bursitis, and fractures; peripheral neuropathy; and perimenopause/menopause. The third edition also includes the updated Beers Criteria and covers COVID-19 treatment and vaccines.
Contents:
Section I. Guidelines. Normal physiological changes in the aging adult
Healthy living for the adult-geriatric patient
Adult-geriatric assessments
Caregiver and end-of-life issues
Geriatric syndromes
Pain management guidelines
Dermatology guidelines
Eye guidelines
Ear guidelines
Nasal guidelines
Throat and mouth guidelines
Respiratory guidelines
Cardiovascular guidelines
Gastrointestinal guidelines
Genitourinary guidelines
Obstetrics guidelines
Gynecologic guidelines
Sexually transmitted infections guidelines
Infectious disease guidelines
Systemic disorders guidelines
Musculoskeletal guidelines
Rheumatological guidelines
Neurologic guidelines
Endocrine guidelines
Psychiatric guidelines
Section II. Procedures. Section III. Appendices. Normal laboratory values
Dietary recommendations
Beers criteria
Deprescribing algorithms.