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The Nurse Practitioner in Long-term Care

By - White, Barbara S , Truax, Deborah
Floor - Floor 2
Published - Jones and Bartlett, Sudbury, Mass., ©2007
ISBN 10 - 0763734292
ISBN 13 - 9780763734299
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Long-term care of the sick , Nurse practitioners
Shelf No - 10
Call Number - 618.9702 WHI
Physical Description - xxii, 566 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes - Includes Index
Book Information
A comprehensive reference, The Nurse Practitioner in Long-Term Care covers geriatric care provided by the nurse practitioner in the skilled nursing facility (SNF). It includes an introduction to nursing homes, medication management, practical health promotion and disease prevention, and management of common clinical conditions specific to the skilled and long-term care nursing home settings. It also includes topics pertinent to everyday practice such as end-of-life care, pain control, and legal and regulatory issues. This text is useful in graduate programs for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists, as well as for physician's assistant (PA) students. It provides practical guidelines and is an excellent resource book for nurse practitioners and PAs new to nursing home practice or for seasoned professionals.

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