Care of Arthritis in the Older Adult [Hardcover]

This concise guide provides nurses with the tools to help older adults with arthritis achieve the highest possible quality of life. Practical tips on nursing management, self care, and the importance of exercise are a focus throughout. Part one presents specific arthritic conditions in a uniform format -- epidemiology, clinical features and management, diagnosis, pharmacotherapy, and nursing management and interventions. Part two presents general strategies for managing arthritis, including comprehensive chapters on a pain management, exercise, and patient teaching. Any nurse working with the elderly will find this a fundamental resource.

Contributors
Foreword by Priscilla Ebersole
Introduction,Ann Schmidt Luggen and Sue E. Meiner
Part I: Arthritic Diseases and Related Diseases

1. Osteoarthritis,Patricia Birchfield
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis,Ann Schmidt Luggen
3. Gouty Arthritis,Sue E. Meiner
4. Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis,Laurie Kennedy-Malone
5. Cervical and Lumbar Disk Problems,Sue E. Meiner
6. Osteoporosis,Patricia Mezinskis

Part II: Managing Athritis

7. Assessing and Managing Pain,Ann Schmidt Luggen
8. Exercise and Physical Therapy,Barbara Resnick
9. Patient Teaching Tools and Self-Help Techniques: Focus on Cultural Diversity,Ann Mabe Newman
10. Quality of Life Issues,Phyllis J. Atkinson
11. Alternative and Complementary Therapies,Mary R. Painter-Romanello
12. Participating in Sports with Arthritis,Catherine A. Hill

The editors' competence and compassion shine through...It is a pleasure to see this vital book come to fruition...
--from the Foreword by Priscilla Ebersole, PhD, RN, FAAN