NGNA Core Curriculum for Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses
NGNA Core Curriculum for Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses

NGNA Core Curriculum for Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses

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Written and compiled by gerontological nursing leaders, NGNA Core Curriculum for Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses provides a broad overview of advanced elder care nursing. In easy-to-read form, the book presents not only thorough coverage of practice and illness management but also a wide range of professional information: + Theoretical foundations, including aging and developmental theories as well as nursing and health promotion models + Role development issues such as educational preparation, credentialing, standards of practice, and role functions + Patient education, educational program development, and staff development + Gerontological advanced practice nursing in collaboration, consulting, and research + Leadership and health service delivery issues + Health policy and legal and ethical topics + Professional issues As a basis for curriculum development or departmental standards of practice, an organizing framework for preparing for gerontological nursing certification, or simply as a shelf reference, NGNA Core Curriculum for Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses is a must-have for advanced clinicians and students in gerontological nursing.

Table of Contents:
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS IN NURSING AND GERONTOLOGY Aging Theories - Ann Schmidt Luggen Developmental Theories - Ann Schmidt Luggen Adaptation Theory - Sue Meiner Interactionist Theory - Sue Meiner Orem′s Self-Care Deficit Theory - Patricia M Mezenskis General Systems Theory - Sue Meiner Role Theory - Dia D Campbell and Martha J Piper Role Modeling - Dia D Campbell and Martha J Piper Mentoring - Martha J Piper and Dia D Campbell Precepting - Dianne Thames Change Theory - Carol Mannahan Conflict Resolution - Carol Mannahan Decision-Making Models - Carol Mannahan Models of Health Behaviors - Harriet H Duncan and Shirley S Travis Adult Learning Theory - Harriet H Duncan and Shirley S Travis Myths and Stereotypes of Aging - Mary Lou Long Demographic Trends - Shirley S Travis Advocacy - Shirley S Travis and Harriet H Duncan PART TWO: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES Core Curriculum for Gerontological NP/CNS Education - Ruth F Craven Credentialing - Barbara J Hammer Standards of Practice - Belinda Kincaid and Sue Meiner Clinical Privileges - Sue Meiner Professional Organizations - Beatrice Carney Reimbursement - Lisa L Onega and Margaret Spencer Prescriptive Authority - Lisa L Onega and Faye A Grimmel Practice Models - Wanda Bonnel Role Functions - Marty Sparks Health Screening and Disability Prevention - Carol H Townsend Health Promotion and Specific Protection Measures - Mary Ann Pascucci Functional Restoration - Carol H Townsend and Colleen S Campbell PART THREE: THE EDUCATOR ROLE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE The Educator Role in Advanced Practice - Margaret M Anderson PART FOUR: COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION IN ADVANCED PRACTICE Assessing the Community - Kay Farrell Referrals - Kay Farrell Role Development in Interdisciplinary Teams - Kay Farrell Interdisciplinary/Intradisciplinary Team Building and Development - Kay Farrell Critical/Care Pathways - Kay Farrell Case Management - Kay Farrell PART FIVE: CONSULTATION Communication Principles/Techniques - Louvenia Carter Needs/Environmental Assessment - Sandra K Rayburn Service and Resource Evaluation - Sandra K Rayburn Caregiving Networks - Shirley S Travis and William J McAuley Networking - Martha Worcester PART SIX: THE RESEARCHER ROLE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE Identification of Gerontological Nursing Research Problems - JoAnn G Congdon Rights of Human Subjects/Ethical Issues - JoAnn G Congdon Institutional, Human, and Material Resources - JoAnn G Congdon Research Design and Methods - JoAnn G Congdon Evaluating, Interpreting, and Disseminating Research Findings - JoAnn G Congdon PART SEVEN: ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES Health Care Delivery Systems and Financing - Alicebell M Rubotsky Organization Theory - Debra G Hovarter and June A Schmele Organizational Structure and Assessment - Adeline Falk Rafael Motivation - Marie Fisher Leadership Skills - Marie Fisher Problem Solving - Marie Fisher Assertiveness/Use of Power - Marie Fisher Resource Allocation, Use, and Consumption - Mary Ann Anderson Marketing Strategies - Alicebell M Rubotsky Patient Classification - Mary Ann Anderson Policy Development - Marie Fisher Performance Improvement - Marie Fisher PART EIGHT: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES Confidentiality - Alice G Rini Values Classification - Alice G Rini Informed Consent and Decision-Making Capacity - Alice G Rini Surrogate Advocacy - Alice G Rini Advance Directives - Alice G Rini `Do Not Resuscitate′ Orders - Alice G Rini Self-Determination - Alice G Rini Abuse - Alice G Rini Expert Testimony - Alice G Rini Restraint Use - Alice G Rini ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements - Alice G Rini PART NINE: HEALTH POLICY ISSUES Long-Term Care - Anne Schmidt Luggen The Older Adult in Acute Care - Anne Schmidt Luggen Community Resources - Barbara J Hammer Transitional Living - Wendy Gunther Community Living/Life Care Centers - Sue Meiner Subacute Health Care - Mary Lou Long Health Policy - Alice G Rini Financial Resources and Legislative and Regulatory Issues PART TEN: PRACTICE/ILLNESS MANAGEMENT History Taking - Nancy L Chu Physical Assessment - Nancy L Chu Functional Assessment - Nancy L Chu Psychosocial Assessment - Nancy L Chu Pain Assessment - Nancy L Chu Infection Control - Beatrice Carney Laboratory Interpretation with Older Adults - Karen Devereaux Melillo Risk Factors for Illness - Nancy L Chu Environment/Home - Nancy L Chu Culture, Race and Ethnicity - Nancy L Chu General Well-Being - Nancy L Chu Family Dynamics - Nancy L Chu Nutritional Assessment - Shirley S Travis and Harriet H Duncan Energy and Endurance - Harriet H Duncan and Shirley S Travis Safety - Kathleen F Jett The Prevention of Accidental Injury and the Reduction of Associated Morbidity and Mortality Spirituality - Suzanne R Moore PART ELEVEN: NORMAL CHANGES OF AGING Normal Changes of Aging - Nancy Batchelor and Beverly Reno PART TWELVE: ILLNESS MANAGEMENT Arthritis and Musculoskeletal/Immunological Disorders - Ann Shmidt Luggen and Michael E Luggen Osteoporosis, Mobility Issues, Pain and Comfort Cancer Considerations in the Elderly - Patricia A Pratt The Patient with Cardiovascular Disorders - Betty Blevins Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Becky Clark Dementia - Warren G Clark Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer′s Disease, Delirium, Confusion, and Wandering Depression in Older Adults - Robert Brautigan and Beverly Reno Falls and Older Adults - Linda Pierce and Beatrice Turkoski Fluid and Electrolyte Balance - Betty Blevins and Sue Meiner Gastrointestinal Disorders - Courtney H Lyder Genitourinary Problems - Beverly Reno and Nancy Batchelor Geriatric Trauma - Shirley S Travis Grief and Loss - Suzanne R Moore Hematology/Anemias - Evelyn Duffy and Sue Meiner Older Persons and HIV/AIDS - Anita C All Hypertension in the Older Adult - Kay Roberts Iatrogenic Disorders - Shirley S Travis and Sue Meiner Integumentary - Carol A Taylor, Sue Meiner and Ann Schmidt Luggen Alterations in Mental Health - Mary E Allen Anxiety and Stress Metabolic Disorders - Lisa L Onega and Margaret Spencer Parkinson′s Disease - Kay Roberts Peripheral Vascular Disease - Leann Eaton and Sue Meiner Renal Disorders - Carolyn Kee Rest and Sleep Disorders - Mary E Allen Sensory Losses - Carolyn Kee Sexuality and Reproductive Problems - Lisa L Onega and Faye A Grimmell Stroke - Phyllis Atkinson Substance Abuse - Kathleen F Jett Thermoregulation - Carol A Taylor


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780761913009
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 736
  • Weight: 1568 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0761913009
  • Publisher Date: 04 Aug 1998
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 177 mm


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