Post-acute And Long-term Medicine: A Pocket Guide (current Clinical Practice)
by Peter Winn /
2015 / English / PDF
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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 patients in a
long-term care facility. The book is divided into four sections
that cover: types of care, which include community care, nursing
facility care, and teamwork; clinical medicine, with suggested
approaches to common conditions and wound care; psychosocial
aspects of care, which include ethical and legal issues and
caring for families; and special issues, with chapters on
documentation, coding, and medication management. As
community-based care is an area of rapid growth where the elderly
are increasingly seeking their medical care, new chapters have
also been added that describe these programs. Written by expert
contributors, many of whom have worked within the American
Medical Directors Association to create and disseminate a
knowledge base for post-acute and LTC, this is a valuable
resource for clinicians and educators seeking to maximize the
care and living experience of residents in post-acute and
long-term care settings.
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 patients in a
long-term care facility. The book is divided into four sections
that cover: types of care, which include community care, nursing
facility care, and teamwork; clinical medicine, with suggested
approaches to common conditions and wound care; psychosocial
aspects of care, which include ethical and legal issues and
caring for families; and special issues, with chapters on
documentation, coding, and medication management. As
community-based care is an area of rapid growth where the elderly
are increasingly seeking their medical care, new chapters have
also been added that describe these programs. Written by expert
contributors, many of whom have worked within the American
Medical Directors Association to create and disseminate a
knowledge base for post-acute and LTC, this is a valuable
resource for clinicians and educators seeking to maximize the
care and living experience of residents in post-acute and
long-term care settings.