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Magazine articles on caring for elders, and their special health issues.
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American Journal of Nursing
May 2008
Carole A. Smyth
Evaluating Sleep Quality in Older Adults: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index can be used to detect sleep disturbances or deficits. Get more information on why it's important for nurses to screen older patients for sleep difficulties, as well as why the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is the right tool for the job. mark for My Articles 154 similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
May 2008
Why Screen For Sleep Problems in Older Patients? Sleep disturbances or deprivation or both have been linked with a range of negative outcomes. mark for My Articles 172 similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
April 2008
Wallace & Shelkey
Monitoring Functional Status in Hospitalized Older Adults The Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living can help nurses detect subtle changes in health and prevent functional decline. mark for My Articles 123 similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
April 2008
Carla Graf
The Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale The Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Scale assesses a person's ability to perform tasks such as using a telephone, doing laundry, and handling finances. The scale may provide an early warning of functional decline. mark for My Articles 35 similar articles
Financial Planning
April 1, 2008
Schroeder et al.
Long-Term Care Redefined As clients live longer, they increasingly need forms of assistance that aren't adequately covered by long-term-care insurance, and the cost of such assistance could easily torpedo the best-laid retirement and estate plans. mark for My Articles 147 similar articles
Financial Planning
April 1, 2008
Ilana Polyak
Aging Matters Welcome to the new world of financial advice, where planners aren't just tending to clients' portfolios and income distribution models anymore, they're also looking out for their health -- or at least making sure that someone is. mark for My Articles 75 similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
March 2008
Evans & Cotter
Avoiding Restraints in Patients with Dementia Understanding, prevention, and management are the keys to reducing restraint use. mark for My Articles 465 similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
February 2008
DiMaria-Ghalili & Guenter
The Mini Nutritional Assessment This tool can identify malnutrition in older adults before changes in biochemistry or weight are evident. mark for My Articles 23 similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
January 2008
Fick & Mion
How to Try This: Delirium Superimposed on Dementia Delirium is common in older adults who have dementia, but too often nurses confuse the symptoms of delirium with those of dementia and it goes unrecognized and untreated. Delirium can signal a serious underlying condition such as infection or dehydration. mark for My Articles 88 similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
January 2008
Maslow & Mezey
Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults proposes several approaches that hospital nurses can use to increase recognition of dementia. This article describes the Try This approaches, how to implement them, and how to incorporate them into a hospital's current admission procedures. mark for My Articles 349 similar articles
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