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Author Miller, Carol A., author.

Title Elder abuse and nursing : what nurses need to know and can do about It / Carol A. Miller.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2017]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.682 M647E    Check Shelf
Description xx, 337 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction to elder abuse for nurses : forms, settings, risks, and consequences -- Elder abuse in domestic settings by a trusted other -- Elder abuse in domestic settings : self-neglect -- Elder abuse in long-term care facilities -- Cultural considerations related to elder abuse -- Laws related to elder abuse and roles of nurses as reporters -- Tools and guides for nurses to detect elder abuse -- Ethical issues related to elder abuse for nurses -- Unique aspects of nursing assessment related to elder abuse -- Unique aspects of nursing interventions related to elder abuse -- Resources for addressing elder abuse -- Nurses in action addressing domestic elder abuse across settings -- A nurse in action caring for a self-neglecting older adult -- A nurse as a member of a multidisciplinary team preventing elder abuse -- Financial abuse of older adults in its many forms and guises -- Sexual abuse of older adults in its many forms and guises.
Subject Older people -- Abuse of -- Prevention.
Abused older people.
Geriatric nursing.
Elder Abuse -- prevention & control.
Geriatric Nursing -- methods.
Elder Abuse -- diagnosis.
Abused elderly. (OCoLC)fst01199482
Geriatric nursing. (OCoLC)fst00941229
Older people -- Abuse of -- Prevention. (OCoLC)fst01766433
ISBN 9780826131522 (paperback)
0826131522 (paperback)
9780826131539 (electronic book)
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