Gerioperative nursing care : principles and practices of surgical care for the older adult /

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Author / Creator:Shippee-Rice, Raelene V.
Imprint:New York : Springer, 2012.
Description:1 online resource (626 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11121304
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Other authors / contributors:Fetzer, Susan.
Long, Jennifer V.
ISBN:9780826104717
0826104711
9780826104700
0826104703
Notes:Intraoperative Considerations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This timely volume introduces gerioperative care, a new model of surgical care for the elderly designed to improve surgical outcomes and prevent complications through a focus on communication and relationship-centered care. It is the only book to specifically address the care of older adults undergoing surgery, providing practitioners with critical, practical, and theoretical information from the initial decision to have surgery through the first follow-up visit post-discharge. The text includes the anatomy and physiology of aging, preoperative care, intraoperative and post-anesthesia care, po.
Other form:Print version: Shippee-Rice, Raelene V. Gerioperative Nursing Care : Principles and Practices of Surgical Care for the Older Adult. New York : Springer Publishing Company, ©2011 9780826104700