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Post-acute and long-term medicine : a pocket guide /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fenstemacher, Pamela Ann (Editor ), Winn, Peter S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Cham] : Humana Press/Springer, [2016]
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Current clinical practice.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.