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Self-neglect covers a wide range of behaviours, from neglecting to care for one's personal hygiene and health to one's surroundings; this can include behaviours such as hoarding of objects and/or animals. As presentation of self-neglect cases vary greatly, assessment and support planning should be made on an individualised case by case basis. Self-neglect describes a Risks and Strengths assessment model which has been developed by practitioners as an aid to frontline workers across all sectors, as well as agencies holding responsibilities in Safeguarding Adults. It aims to support and structure the effective, timely and consistent assessment of risk in relation to key social and healthcare factors of self-neglect both on an individual case level and at a strategic level in contributing to community/locality needs analysis and reporting mechanisms; including annual Safeguarding Adults Board Reports.
An unequalled compendium of cutting-edge information on self neglect This authoritative resource in provides nurses and healthcare professionals with a comprehensive overview and analysis of self-neglect in older adults. With an aging global population, self-neglect is emerging as a complex problem that crosses multiple disciplines of health and social care. Characterized by a harmful inattention to health and hygiene, self-neglect manifests in a variety of ways across the world that healthcare professionals need to be able to recognize and manage. The only text with the latest analysis of theoretical perspectives, research, and evidence from global leaders in the field, chapters tackle the ...
- Step-by-step instructions show how to use the Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Guide to Planning Care sections to create a unique, individualized plan of care. - UNIQUE! Care plans are provided for NANDA-I© approved nursing diagnoses. - Evidence-based interventions and rationales include recent or classic research and references supporting the use of each intervention. - Examples of and suggested NIC interventions and NOC outcomes are presented in each care plan. - 150 NCLEX® exam-style review questions are available on the Evolve website. - Easy-to-follow Sections I and II guide you through the nursing process and selection of appropriate nursing diagnoses. - Clear, concise interventions are usually only a sentence or two long and use no more than two references. - Safety content emphasizes what must be considered to provide safe patient care. - List of NANDA-I© Diagnoses on the inside front cover of the book provides quick reference to page numbers. - Alphabetical thumb tabs allow quick access to specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses. - Appendixes provide valuable information in an easy-to-access location.
Esta nueva edición, completamente actualizada, ofrece acceso rápido a información práctica, incluyendo: - Diagnósticos de enfermería aprobados por NANDA-I© 2021-2023. - Competencias Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). - Taxonomías NIC y NOC. - Intervenciones de enfermería independientes y colaborativas. - Fundamentos basados en la evidencia con énfasis en la investigación en enfermería. - Cobertura completa de consideraciones pediátricas, geriátricas y multiculturales. - Instrucciones para la atención domiciliaria y la educación sanitaria para todas las enfermedades.
Mosby's Guide to Nursing Diagnosis, 6th Edition Revised Reprint with 2021-2023 NANDA-I® Updates - E-Book
In its first edition, Practice Development in Nursing made an important contribution to understanding practice development and its core components. Now fully updated to take into account the many developments in the field, the second edition continues to fill an important gap in the market for an accessible, practical text on what remains a key issue for all members of the healthcare team globally. Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare explores the basis of practice development and its aims, implementation and impact on healthcare, to enable readers to be confident in their approaches to practice development. It is aimed at healthcare professionals in a variety of roles (for example...
Not everyone is a friend of the manifold abbreviations that have by now beCome a part of the scientific language of medicine. In order to avoid misunderstanding these abbreviations, it is wise to refer to a reliable dic tionary, such as this one prepared by Heister. The abbreviation ED means, for instance, effective dose to the pharmacologist. However, it might also stand for emetic dose. Radiologists use the same abbreviation for erythema dose, and ED could also mean ethyl dichlorarsine. A com mon meaning of ECU is European currency unit, a meaning that might not be very often in scientific medical publications. ECU, however, also means environmental control unit or European Chiropractic Un...
Tablets of poetic mythological texts unearthed during the excavation of Ugarit have been edited and translated to shed new light on the religion and literature of the ancient world.
Section VI: Ethical and Educational Issues -- Chapter 23: Self-Neglect Among Older Adults: Professional Education and Preparation for Practice -- Background Literature: Educating for the Professional Terrain -- Knowledge, Values, and Skills -- Pedagogy Based on Reflection -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 24: A Self-Neglecting Case Dilemma: Applying an Ethical Decision-Making Tool -- Ethical Issues -- An Ethical Decision-Making Tool -- Using the Tool -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 25: Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Index