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Medical care in the nursing home / Joseph G. Ouslander, Dan Osterweil, John Morley ; foreword by Robert L. Kane.
- Title
- Medical care in the nursing home / Joseph G. Ouslander, Dan Osterweil, John Morley ; foreword by Robert L. Kane.
- Author
- Ouslander, Joseph G.
- Publication
- New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, [1997], ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | RC954.3 .O87 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 565 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Robert L. Kane -- 1. Demographics and Economics of Nursing Home Care -- 2. The Nursing Home Environment and the Goals of Nursing Home Care -- 3. Preadmission Assessment -- 4. Health Maintenance, Screening, and Preventive Practices -- 5. The Nursing Home - Acute Care Hospital Interface -- 6. Subacute Care -- 7. The Role of the Medical Director -- 8. Total Quality Management -- 9. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician's Assistant -- 10. Interdisciplinary Teams -- 11. Delirium and Dementia -- 12. Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders -- 13. Nutrition -- 14. Pressure Sores and Other Skin Disorders -- 15. Incontinence -- 16. Gait Disorders and Falls -- 17. Sensory Deprivation -- 18. Endocrine and Metabolic Problems -- 19. Infections and Infection Control -- 20. Chronic Neurological Conditions -- 21. Selected Medical Conditions -- 22. Gastrointestinal Disorders -- 23. Drug Use -- 24. Rehabilitation in the Nursing Home --
- 25. Hospice Care and Pain Management -- 26. Computers and Other Technologies -- 27. Ethical and Legal Issues -- 28. Education and Research -- App. 1. Examples of Policies and Procedures -- App. 2. Examples of Forms.
- ISBN
- 0070482098
- LCCN
- 96043576
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries