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Practice Protocols
The protocols are designed to stimulate evidenced-based
geriatric nursing care practice in hospitals. Content experts
on the following topics developed the Practice Protocols and guidelines:
Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines
Measuring Performance, Integrity,
Quality
Excessive Sleepiness
Mealtime Difficulties
Urinary Incontinence
Assessing Cognitive Function
Delirium: Strategies for Assessing and
Treating
Preventing Falls in Acute Care
Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Skin
Tears
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Depression in Older Adults
Medication in Older Adults
Pain Management
Use of Physical Restraints in the Acute
Care Setting
Advance Directives: Protecting
Patients' Rights
Discharge Planning for the Older Adult
Clinical Practice Protocols: Translating
Knowledge into Practice
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Find the protocols:
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In our newly revised book by Mathy Mezey, Terry Fulmer,
Ivo Abraham (Eds);
DeAnne Zwicker (Managing Ed). (2003). Geriatric Nursing
Protocols for Best
Practice, 2nd Edition, New York: Springer Publishing
Co.
Named by AJN as Gerontological Book of the
year.
Check out the table of contents and order it at
http://www.springerpub.com. The cost is $47.95, however discounts are available for ordering in
bulk. The Protocols can be ordered from:
536 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Order Toll-Free (877) 687-7476
Phone (212) 431-4370
Fax (212) 941-7842
www.Springerpub.com
- National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Web site: We
are pleased to report that these protocols have been accepted
for inclusion in AHRQ's National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC).
Summary outlines of the following Protocols are available free-of-charge
on the AHRQ web site.
Click here for a version of the Table
of Contents the Geriatric Nursing
Protocols for Best
Practice, Edition 2
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