Fragility Fracture Nursing: Holistic Care and Management of the Orthogeriatric Patient (Hardcover, 2018)

Foreword Professor Paolo Falaschi, Italy and Professor David Marsh, United Kingdom Preface Karen Hertz and Julie Santy-Tomlinson Chapter 1: Osteoporosis and the nature of fragility fracture - an overview Marsha Van Oostwaard, Netherlands and Ana Cruz Tochon-Lauraz, Switzerland Aims of chapter - overall purpose Learning outcomes - what the nurse will be able to do at the end of the chapter What the nurse should know about: Osteoporosis Fragility fracture Summary of main points for learning Suggested further study How to self-assess learning References Chapter 2: Frailty, sarcopenia and falls Andrea Marques, Portugal and Carmen Queiros, Portugal Aims of chapter - overall purpose Learning outcomes - what the nurse will be able to do at the end of the chapter What the nurse should know about: Frailty Assessment Interventions Sarcopenia Assessment Interventions The link between frailty, sarcopenia and falls Summary of main points for learning Suggested further study How to self-assess learning References Chapter 3. Fracture and fall prevention and fracture liaison Ana Cruz Tochon-Lauraz, Switzerland and Marsha Van Oostwaard, Netherlands Aims of chapter - overall purpose Learning outcomes - what the nurse will be able to do at the end of this chapter and following further study What the nurse should know about: Fracture and fall prevention Assessment processes Evidence based nursing interventions Fracture liaison < Assessment processes Evidence based nursing interventions Summary of main points for learning Suggested further study How to self-assess learning Chapter 4: Comprehensive geriatric assessment from a nursing perspective Mette Martinsen, Norway; Louise Brent, Ireland and Lina Spirgiene, Lithuania Aims of chapter - overall purpose Learning outcomes - what the nurse will be able to do at the end of this chapter and following further study What the nurse should know about: Comprehensive orthogeriatric assessment and its components Assessment processes - including the evidence base Summary of main points for learning Suggested further study How to self-assess learning Chapter 5: Orthogeriatric nursing in the emergency and perioperative in-patient setting Charlotte Myhre-Jensen, Denmark and Oliver Mauthner, Switzerland Aims of chapter - overall purpose Learning outcomes - what the nurse will be able to do at the end of this chapter and following further study What the nurse should know about: Emergency care Assessment Evidence based interventions Preoperative care Assessment Evidence based interventions Perioperative care Assessment Evidence based interventions Postoperative care Assessment Evidence based interventions Summary of main points for learning Suggested further study How to self-assess learning Chapter 6: Mobility, remobilisation, exercise and prevention of the complications of stasis Panagiota Copanitsanou, Greece Aims of chapter - overall purpose Learning outcomes - what the nurse will be able to do at the end of this chapter and following further study What the nurse should know about: Mobility & remobilisation Exercise The complications of stasis Mobility and remobilisation Assessment Evidence based interventions Exercise Assessment Evidence based interventions Prevention of the complications of stasis Assessment Evidence based interventions Summary of main points for learning Suggested further study How to self-assess learning Chapter 7: Wound management and pressure ulcer prevention and management Ami Hommel, Sweden and Julie Santy-Tomlinson, UK Aims of chapter - overall purpose Learning outcomes - what the nurse will be able to do at the end of this chapter and following further study What the nurse should know about: Pathophysiology and causes of pressure ulcers Wound management and surgical site in