Karr What Do I Do?

How to Care for, Comfort, and Commune With Your Nursing Home Elder, Revised and Illustrated Edition
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-84040-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 142 Seiten

Help families of institutionalized elders with this compassionate and practical manual.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karr, Katherine

Karr, Jess

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Introduction - How to Care for, Comfort, and Commune at the Physical Level - Checkpoint: Clothing Needs and Clothing Care - Checkpoint: Skin Care - Checkpoint: Other Physical Considerations - Checkpoint: Teeth and Denture Care - Checkpoint: Eye Care - Checkpoint: Ear Care - Checkpoint: Hair Grooming and Cosmetology Needs - Checkpoint: Nails-Manicuring and Pedicuring - Checkpoint: Bedsores - Checkpoint: Monitoring Medications - Checkpoint: Dietary Awareness - Checkpoint: Special Feeding Considerations - Checkpoint: Restorative Therapy - How to Care for, Comfort, and Commune at the Emotional Level - Checkpoint: Understanding Feelings and Developing Empathy Skills - Checkpoint: Using Touch to Communicate Care - Checkpoint: Overcoming Discounting Behaviors - Checkpoint: Patronizing Behaviors - Checkpoint: The Role of Music in Caring - Checkpoint: Special Seasonal Considerations - How to Care for, Comfort, and Commune at the Mental Level - Checkpoint: Differentiating Between “Diversionary - Activities” and Those Which Encourage Wholistic - Creative Growth - Checkpoint: Personalizing Activities - Checkpoint: Reality Orientation - Checkpoint: Remotivational Therapy - Checkpoint: Resident Councils - Checkpoint: Family & Friends Councils - How to Care for, Comfort, and Commune at the Spiritual Level - Checkpoint: Special Times for Spiritual Life - Checkpoint: Visits From Church Members, Ministers. - Priests? - Checkpoint: Preparing for Death - IN CONCLUSION - Reference Notes Included