Nursing in care homes /
Nursing in nursing homes
Linda Nazarko.
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2002.
- xiii, 397 p. ; 25 cm.
Previous ed.: published as Nursing in nursing homes, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The legal framework--2. Needs assessment and funding care--3. Confusion and dementia--4. Medication management--5. Infection control--6. Wound care--7. Continence promotion--8. Management of incontinence--9. Risk management--10. Preventing pressure sores--11.Nutrition--12. Stroke--13. Accessing community services--14. Palliative care--15. Diabetes--16. Respite care--17. Rehabilitation--18. Maximising ability--19. The way forward.
Fully revised and updated in light of recent legislation, this text considers the specific needs of this growing group of specialist nurses.
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