Author : Eugenia L. Siegler
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Medical
ISBN :
The authors discuss their experience as participants in the groundbreaking Hartford Foundation initiative to create geriatric interdisciplinary team training (GITT) programs in 8 model sites nationwide. They suggest various solutions to the problems one is most likely to encounter while designing and implementing GITT programs.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 29,75 MB
Release : 2008-08-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309131952
As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. Retooling for an Aging America calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The book also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher rates to boost recruitment and retention of geriatric specialists and care aides. Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults. Health care professional and occupational groups can use it to improve the quality of health care jobs.
Author : David G Satin, MD
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 38,42 MB
Release : 2009-01-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199714754
The health care of a growing older adult population is a crucial issue, and one of increasing concern and cost. This text explores the health system's effect on health care and professional practice on societal, institutional, and health team levels. It also clarifies models of disciplinary collaboration, and the contributions of the interdisciplinary model. It relates clinical and non-clinical disciplines and facilitates change toward a more synergistic and effective health system. This book addresses its key issues in two ways: First, it explores the present health care system and how it shapes the health care that older adults receive and the practices of their health professionals. Second, it explores five models of collaboration among health disciplines and how they differ in terms of mutual understanding, extent of collaboration, overlap and flexibility of roles, and openness to incorporating knowledge and skills from one another. This text aims to help health professionals, policy makers, and citizens understand the health system, how it shapes the health care they receive and can provide, and how to improve it. It also introduces clinicians and non-clinicians to one another's responsibilities and functions so that they can develop a more synergistic and harmonious health system.
Author : Laura L. Carstensen
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 26,79 MB
Release : 1996-06-24
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Providing a unique combination of perspectives, treatment approaches and expertise, The Practical Handbook of Clinical Gerontology explores issues relevant to practitioners who work with the elderly. In 22 accessible chapters, renowned contributors - representing fields such as psychology, medicine, neuropsychology, nursing and law - examine what is known about specific disorders and discuss treatment techniques and the development of intervention plans.
Author : Joseph J. Gallo
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 32,24 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780763730567
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Author : Barbara Resnick
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,92 MB
Release : 2004-07-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780826124548
The purpose of restorative care nursing is to take an active role in helping older adults maintain their highest level of function, thus preventing excess disability. This book was written to help formal and informal caregivers and administrators at all levels to understand the basic philosophy of restorative care, and be able to develop and implement successful restorative care programs. The book provides a complete 6-week education program in restorative care for caregivers, many suggestions for suitable activities, and practical strategies for motivating both older adults and caregivers to engage in restorative care. In addition, the book provides an overview of the requirements for restorative care across all settings, the necessary documentation, and ways in which to complete that documentation.
Author : Terry Fulmer
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 934 pages
File Size : 19,13 MB
Release : 2018-04-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1284170500
Handbook of Geriatric Assessment, Fifth Edition is a multidisciplinary text that takes a contemporary approach in line with patient and family centered care. With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, it contains the latest information on geriatric assessments for older adults. Completely updated and revised, the Fifth Edition includes several new chapters, including demographic trends, age friendly health systems, payment reform and impact, the VA health system, self-care and management, impact on familial relations, vulnerable populations, building geriatric interdisciplinary teams, advance care planning, caregiver information, spiritual assessment, senior hunger, and transitions of care.
Author : Joyce J. Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 27,13 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780826198136
From the worldOCOs leading authorities in nursing research, this thoroughly updated 2nd Edition of the Encyclopedia of Nursing Research presents key terms and concepts in nursing research comprehensively explained by over 200 expert contributors."
Author : Kristen L. Mauk
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 889 pages
File Size : 27,84 MB
Release : 2010-10-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1449656218
Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition. Gerontological Nursing: Competencies for Care, Second Edition is a comprehensive and student-accessible text that offers a holistic and inter-disciplinary approach to caring for the elderly. The framework for the text is built around the Core Competencies set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing. Building upon their knowledge in prior medical surgical courses, this text gives students the skills and theory needed to provide outstanding care for the growing elderly population. It is the first of its kind to have more than 40 contributing authors from many different disciplines. Some of the key features include chapter outlines, learning objectives, discussion questions, personal reflection boxes, and case studies.
Author : Gloria D. Heinemann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 29,66 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 146150581X
This volume presents the work of clinical health care teams and natural work groups, quality improvement teams, committees, and task forces made up of employees in health care settings. It discusses proven multidimensional instruments that measure team performance along with future needs for measuring team performance. It will be a resource for medical instructors and students, public health workers, and health administrators interested in team management.
