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Fragility fracture nursing : holistic care and management of the orthogeriatric patient

By:

Hertz, K (ed)

Contributor(s):

Santy-Tomlinson, J (ed)

Series: Perspectives in nursing management and care for older adultsPublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018Description: xx, 158pISBN:

9783319766805

Subject(s):

Fractures

Summary: 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.

List(s) this item appears in: Barts Health - Frailty

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Shelves	WE 860 FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T06721
Book 14-day loan	Whittington Health Library Shelves	WT 160 HER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00013706

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.

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