Fragility fracture nursing : holistic care and management of the orthogeriatric patient
Hertz, K (ed)
Fragility fracture nursing : holistic care and management of the orthogeriatric patient - Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018 - xx, 158p. - Perspectives in nursing management and care for older adults .
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 nursing care. Text covers: Osteoporosis and the nature of fragility fracture: an overview; Frailty, sarcopenia and falls; Falls and secondary fracture prevention; Comprehensive geriatric assessment from a nursing perspective; Orthogeriatric nursing in the emergency and perioperative in-patient setting; Mobility, remobilisation, exercise and prevention of the complications of stasis; Pressure injury prevention and wound management; Nutrition and hydration; Nursing the patient with altered cognitive function, rehabilitation and discharge; Family partnerships, palliative care and end of life; Orthogeriatric nursing.
9783319766805
Fragility fracture nursing : holistic care and management of the orthogeriatric patient - Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018 - xx, 158p. - Perspectives in nursing management and care for older adults .
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 nursing care. Text covers: Osteoporosis and the nature of fragility fracture: an overview; Frailty, sarcopenia and falls; Falls and secondary fracture prevention; Comprehensive geriatric assessment from a nursing perspective; Orthogeriatric nursing in the emergency and perioperative in-patient setting; Mobility, remobilisation, exercise and prevention of the complications of stasis; Pressure injury prevention and wound management; Nutrition and hydration; Nursing the patient with altered cognitive function, rehabilitation and discharge; Family partnerships, palliative care and end of life; Orthogeriatric nursing.
9783319766805