Altenpflege ist Beziehungs- und Gefuhlsarbeit. Sie erfordert Mut und Kompetenz, mit der Vergangenheit alter Menschen umzugehen, mit erlebtem Lebensgluck ebenso wie mit Trauer und Verzweiflung. Bei vielen Pflegenden gibt es eine Sehnsucht nach Begegnungen mit alten Menschen. Trotzdem bleiben viele Kontakte, aus Unsicherheit oder Angst, an der Oberflache. Eine wesentliche empathische Erfahrung geht damit verloren. Denn es koennen besondere Begegnungen entstehen, wenn Pflegepersonen es wagen, sich wirklich auf alte Menschen einzulassen. Genau diese magischen Momente sind es, die Altenpflege fur viele Pflegende so spannend machen. Sie starken die Berufszufriedenheit, geben Kraft fur schwierige berufliche Zeiten und sind ein, bis dato voellig unterschatzter Grund, warum Pflegende im Beruf bleiben. Sonja Schiff erzahlt ihre eigenen Schlusselerlebnisse mit alten Menschen und lasst auch andere Personen - unterschiedliche Professionisten aus der Altenpflege- und Altenbetreuung - in Form von strukturierten Interviews zu Wort kommen. Es entstanden Geschichten, die die Leserin/den Leser tief beruhren und Kraft geben. Gepaart mit einem leidenschaftlichen Pladoyer fur eine dringende Weiterentwicklung der Altenpflege und Kritik am bestehenden System, geht sie auch der Frage nach, welchen Anteil Pflegepersonen selbst an der Erreichung eines magischen Moments haben und wie sie diese umsetzen koennen. Jedes Kapitel wird eingeleitet und mit Aufgaben beendet, die zum Ausprobieren motivieren. Ein "Mutmach-Buch" fur alle Pflege- und Betreuungskrafte der Altenpflege. Es richtet sich aber auch an Fuhrungskrafte von Altenpflegeeinrichtungen, Angehoerige und sozialpolitisch tatige Personen.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The Key to Success for the Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification exams! Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Self-Assessment and Exam Review is the perfect way to prepare for the Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Certification exams. This powerful study guide delivers everything you need to pass in one convenient resource: clinical pearls, learning objectives, exam tips, comprehensive practice exams, and clinical cases. The user-friendly, time-efficient format conveniently condenses and simplifies must-know, high-yield content most relevant to passing the exam and real-world clinical practice. Features: * Chapters are an engaging mix of Q&A and narrative, leading you step-by-step through the process of presentation of symptoms to treatment and referral * Includes exam tips and clinical pearls for exam success and real-world application * Covers all major content areas of the exam blueprints for both the AANP and ANCC * Up-to-date coverage of critical issues in NP practice, including coordination of care, health promotion/disease prevention, therapeutic communication, standards of practice, and current health care policy issues

Falls are a widespread public health problem, affecting many age groups from children through older adults, from public to patient settings. In the healthcare setting, all persons involved in the delivery of healthcare - from administration through hands-on healthcare providers and professionals - have a responsibility for providing patient safety in preventing falls. This shared goal and responsibility for providing patient safety and in preventing falls. This shared goal and responsibility for fall prevention (and management) is echoed in the Joint Commission Standards - affecting all participating hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, ambulatory care settings or any place where patient falls can occur. Learn how to prevent or manage falls with current information and case studies. Learn how to analyze liability associated with falls.

As communication skills decline in people with dementia, a supportive environment becomes crucial to a resident's ability to express needs and desires. But how do you recognise what physical and social changes will help improve functioning, communication, and quality of life? The Environment & Communication Assessment Toolkit (ECAT) for Dementia Care is your answer. This evidence-based toolkit includes the tools you need to assess, intervene, and modify on an individualised basis to ensure the quality of life for people with dementia. Use the validated Assessment Forms, and in three easy-to-follow steps you will be able to assess activity performance with quick yes/no questions; evaluate the environment to identify barriers and problems; and pinpoint individualised recommendations for intervention. ECAT's developers are researchers and experienced clinicians who have made sure that ECAT integrates effortlessly into evaluation and treatment sessions; helps keep up case load demands with creative solutions; satisfies regulatory requirements; leads to straightforward functional therapeutic interventions; and identifies low-cost, person-centred environmental modifications. ECAT for Dementia Care has more than 300 specific recommendations for interventions and modifications that will reduce typical problems encountered during routine activities of daily living for people with dementia. With the ECAT's functionally based assessment and intervention system, you will be fully equipped with solutions. Environment & Communication Assessment Toolkit for Dementia Care Toolkit (ECAT) Card Pack contains 25 cards (24 full-colour Sequencing Cue Cards and 1 double-sided single colour card (Gray Scale Contrast Tool and Type Size Reading Test).

Geropsychiatric And Mental Health Nursing, Second Edition Addresses The Knowledge And Skills Necessary In The Assessment And Nursing Care Of Older Adults Experiencing Common Late Life Mental Health And Psychiatric Problems. This Text Features Experts In Gerontological Nursing And Geropsychiatric Fields And Provides Essential Information For Advanced Practice And Professional Nurses, As Well As Graduate And Undergraduate Nursing Students.The Second Edition Has Been Completely Revised And Updated To Include Crucial Areas Like Assessment, Diagnosis, Psychopharmacology, And Behavioral Management Strategies In Nursing Care Of Older Adults. New To This Edition Are Case Studies In Each Chapter In Addition To Discussion Questions. This New Edition Also Presents The Work Of The Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative (GPNC) In Its Entirety. The Focus Of The GPNC Is To Improve The Education Of Nurses Who Care For Elders Suffering From Depression, Dementia, And Other Mental Health Disorders. The Collaborative Effort Enhances Extant Competencies For All Levels Of Nursing Education, Focusing On Older Adults With Mental Health/Illness Concerns. Shared In The Appendix Are The Competency Statements Developed For Basic, Graduate, Post-Graduate, And Continuing Education Nursing Programs.

Medical Spanish: A Guide for Geriatrics, is the most extensive medical Spanish resource ever created for geriatrics. At 684 pages, it is so complete that no one practicing geriatrics will ever want to work without it again. History: Step-by-step phrases for taking a complete geriatric history. Don't know much Spanish? No problem. If you speak English, you can take a history from Spanish-speaking patients with this book. It is that complete and easy to use. Evaluation: Just as easy are the step-by-step phrases for performing a complete geriatric evaluation. Do you want your patients to hold their breaths, perform specific tests, or just be quiet? No matter what your Spanish level, this book orients the evaluation to the way you think in English. Diagnosis: A virtual cookbook for instructing patients about numerous diagnostic issues. Want the diagnosis in technical terms? Want the diagnosis in lay terms? And want the diagnosis explained in the kind of Spanish, which your patients understand? Procedures: Need to explain the procedures you need to perform? Just pick your topic. Treatment and Explanations: A whole host of treatments and their explanations - from cardiac disorders and depression to a whole host of acute and chronic diseases . Vocabulary: From soups to nuts - literally - all of the vocabulary needed to practice geriatrics well is in this book. Uncommonly simple - and utilitarian. This book has it all.

Nursing care of older people provides a new, contemporary, evidence based and practical guide to meeting the holistic health needs of older patients. With a clear and engaging style, the authors outline a rigorous and robust account of underlying principles and evidence with tools and tips for best nursing practice.
This comprehensive textbook examines the changes brought about by the ageing process to both physical and mental health as well as learning disabilities. Providing essential insights necessary to deliver high quality nursing in primary and hospital care, this text covers a wide range of issues and clinical topics. Learning is aided by case studies, nursing insights, activities, and reflection enabling readers to apply theory to practice.
This text is particularly useful for pre and post registration student nurses, qualified nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals working alongside nurses to deliver care to older people.
The online resource centre to accompanyNursing care of older peoplefeatures:
For students and lecturers
DT Additional interactive case studies.
DT National policy links.
DT Website links to national older people organizations, charities and support groups and links to journals on older patients in health care.
DT Audio podcasts on the nursing care of older people.

This book is the British Medical Association's statement on the ethics related to care of the elderly, written and reviewed by a panel of renowned medical ethicists. As such it is an authoritative and considered reference, written in an accessible, non jargon so as to be useful for anyone charged with looking after the elderly.

The book includes useful case examples so that it can be used by a range of health professionals and carers who need to know the law and ethics of looking after older people. The authors focus on practical issues such as helping older people stick to their treatment regimes, the sort of information they should be given to give valid consent, and their rights to confidentiality, as well as discussion about where they want to end their lives when it comes to that point.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Whether whittling down to the essentials for a parent moving into a room or two or downsizing for ourselves, ignoring the spirit and basing decisions on health and safety alone could have devastating results.
In this hope filled book you will learn how to:
Identify needs and desires to create a quality new life Cope with the Depression Era mind-set Create emotionally sustaining environments to nurture the soul Ready and sell the family home Ask the RIGHT questions to help divest of treasures Manage your energy and spirit throughout the process
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"A creative and inspiring godsend for helping Mom and Dad transition to the next phase of life. Valuable for caregivers, healthcare professionals, and seniors interested in aging with independence, dignity and grace."
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"As a thirty-five year plus veteran of health care practice as a Registered Nurse, specializing in the care of the elderly, I offer my heart-felt endorsement of this excellent book. It offers concrete plans to follow and emphasizes the emotional and spiritual counterparts that transform seemingly difficult chores into acts of mutual joy, growth, and love."
--Mary Durfor for Rebecca Reads
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The transformation in the health care industry, begun over a decade ag o, will continue well into the 21st century. And the dominant theme in the new millennium is likely to be collaborative practice and outcome s-based health care delivery. A collection of the most current and inn ovative presentations in path-based, collaborative practices, this boo k focuses on the design, implementation and analysis of outcomes for t he heavy volume DRGs. For each DRG, the authors present two to three s tandard clinical pathways, and then show how those pathways can be man ipulated to alter outcomes. Health Care Outcomes covers topics in Resp iratory, Neonatal/Pediatric, General Surgery, Orthopaedic, and Geriatr ic Care. A comprehensive collection of critical pathways and outcomes maps being used by leading hospitals and health care agencies around t he country, this is an important reference for developing path-based c are models, or revising critical paths and outcomes maps.

These are exciting and challenging times for gerontological nursing. N urses are at center stage for defining and improving health care for o ur nation's older adults. "Ways of Knowing and Caring for the Older Ad ult" is a powerful resource on the broad range of issues that face nur ses seeking excellence in this increasingly important specialty. Any h ealth care professional who works with the elderly will benefit greatl y from this outstanding collection of scholarly and experiential paper s.

Many are disquieted by how we care for older persons today. This book documents an example of care practices and management infrastructure that restore dignity and wholeness to the elderly.

"At present nursing homes are designed . . . like outmoded zoos. Residents are kept in small rooms, emotionally isolated. Occasionally they are visited by family members who reach through the bars and offer them treats. Aides keep their bodies clean and presentable. . . . America invests huge amounts of money to maintain the body while leaving the person to languish, cut off from all they love." From Nobody's Home

After caring for his mother at the end of her life, Thomas Edward Gass felt drawn to serve the elderly. He took a job as a nursing home aide but was not prepared for the reality that he found at his new place of employment, a for-profit long-term-care facility. In a book that is by turns chilling and graphic, poignant and funny, Gass describes America s system of warehousing its oldest citizens.

Gass brings the reader into the sterile home with its flat metal roof and concrete block walls. Like an industrial park complex, it is clean, efficient, and functional. He is blunt about the institution s goal: keep those faint hearts pumping and the life savings and Medicaid dollars rolling in. With 130 beds in the facility, the owner grosses about three million dollars annually. As a relatively well-paid aide, Gass made $6.90 an hour.

Seventeen of the twenty-six residents on Gass s hall were incontinent, and much of his initiation to the work was learning to care for them in the most intimate ways. One of the many challenges was the limited time that he had available for each of his charges 17.3 minutes per day by his calculation. Even as he learned to ignore all but the most pressing demands of the residents, he discovered the remarkable lengths to which aides and their patients will go to relieve the constant ache of loneliness at the nursing home.

With Americans living longer than ever before, elder care is among the fastest growing occupations. This book makes clear that there is a systemic conflict between profit and extent of care. Instead of controlling costs and maximizing profits, what if long-term care focused on our basic need to lead meaningful and connected lives until our deaths? What if staff members dropped the feigned hope of forestalling the inevitable and concentrated on making their charges comfortable and respected? These and other questions raised by this powerful book will cause Americans to rethink how nursing homes are run, staffed, and financed as well as the circumstances under which we hope to meet our end."