Post-Acute and Long-Term Medicine A Pocket Guide /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Fenstemacher, Pamela A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Winn, Peter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: Current Clinical Practice
• Θέματα: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Cardiology.; Geriatrics.; Primary care (Medicine).; Rehabilitation medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Rehabilitation Medicine.

This book addresses current issues surrounding hospital readmissions and the practice of post-acute and long-term care (LTC). Thoroughly updated, the Second Edition of this practical pocket guide presents new regulations governing these services and lessens the uncertainty involved in caring for pat...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Home Health Care
• Assisted Living and Residential Care
• PACE
• Department of Veteran Affairs Option for LTC
• Behind the Scenes at Nursing Facilities
• The Role of Practitioners and the Medical Director
• Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physician Assistants
• Common Clinical Conditions in Long Term Care
• Preventing Hospital Admissions and Readmissions
• Goals of Care and Prevention
• Integrating Palliative Care into Practice
• Weight and Nutrition
• Wound Care
• Dementia, Delirium and Depression
• Ethical and Legal Issues
• Caring for Families
• Documentation and Coding
• Medication Management in Long Term Care
• Rehabilitation and Maximizing Function.