This information-packed, medically up-to-date guide is filled with ways to keep an older person safe and comfortable at home, handle medical emergencies, locate social services, and more.
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Rob, a medical writer who has done geriatric nursing, and geriatric nurse practitioner Reynolds have written a valuable handbook designed to answer questions about aging and health. Clearly written, their guide covers changes in vision and hearing, skin, digestion, heart and lungs, bones, kidney and bladder, as well as depression, memory loss and nervous system disorders, cancer, and diabetes. Chapters on medication safety, convalescent home care, and getting help from social service agencies complete the work. Recommended for popular medical collections because of its comprehensive coverage, practical tips, and sound advice.
- Anne C. Tomlin, Auburn Memorial Hosp. Lib.,
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Anne C. Tomlin, Auburn Memorial Hosp. Lib.,
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Written by two nurses, this practical guide explains the normal aging process and how to distinguish it from disease; outlines approaches to problems, including new medications for chronic disorders, as well as treatments for diseases common among the elderly; explains how to deal with depression, heart disease, and arthritis, and how to get a proper diagnosis for a wide range of conditions, including Alzheimer's; and explains how to arrange a convalescence or a program of long-term care." (Booknews, Inc. )
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The Caregiver's Guide,
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This review is from: The Caregiver's Guide: Helping Older Friends and Relatives with Health and Safety Concerns (Paperback)
If you ever wished for a very experienced Doctor and / or nurse, with the time to give you all the information you needed, this book is the answer to your prayers. The guide is the culmination of Carolin's interviews with leading doctors, nurses, social workers, and researchers. A MUST 'keep handy' reference book. The material is understandable and complete. Each chapter deals with a group of related problems. For instance, Chapter 6 is titled "Oh, My Aching Bones'. It covers basic problems through hip replacement and includes "Yes, Basic Problems Have Typical Solutions" and "When Do You Need a Doctor". I have bought several for friends and recommend it to each caregiver I meet. It offers practical solutions to common problems, safety tips, hands-on care, and most important, how the issues relate to older people.
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this is the most helpful book ever written for caregivers,
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This review is from: The Caregiver's Guide: Helping Older Friends and Relatives with Health and Safety Concerns (Paperback)
the Dr.Spock of eldercare, this book gives truly helpful information in an easy to read manner. It doesn't patronize the reader in any way and the information is up to date and scientifically based.
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By Bill Butler "Bill Butler" (Tarzana, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Caregiver's Guide: Helping Older Friends and Relatives with Health and Safety Concerns (Hardcover)
This book is a gem. We have fifteen chapters releasing us from all the fears of dealing with an elderly friend or parent. You need this book! For two verysimple reasons. First, an elderly person's physiology is different from ours. So this would be like taking care of ET! You need to know their physiology. Second, you need to know when to take them to the hospital, and when not to. There's a whole set of variables involved in that too. This is such a wonderful book. I even like the printing inside. It's over 450 pages of data that can change your life. I take care of my diabetic mother who is eighty. She is my spiritual path and she is destroying my anger, laziness, and desires. I can't afford them! I highly recommend this book to all those with elderly parents or friends. It's a good and fast spiritual journey. Don't hesitate! Buy the book!
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OUR SOCIETY IS CONFUSED about what it means physically and emotionally to grow old. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
encourage the older person, controlled coughing, encourage your parent, confused behavior, surgical supply store, bath blanket, confused person Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Caregiver's Guide, Area Agency, Visiting Nurse Association, Helping Digestive Problems, United States, American Heart Association, Managing Medications Safely, Beating Out Depression, Better Business Bureau, Facing the Challenge of Cancer, Federal Drug Administration, What's Normal When It Comes New!
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OUR SOCIETY IS CONFUSED about what it means physically and emotionally to grow old. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
encourage the older person, controlled coughing, encourage your parent, confused behavior, surgical supply store, bath blanket, confused person Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Caregiver's Guide, Area Agency, Visiting Nurse Association, Helping Digestive Problems, United States, American Heart Association, Managing Medications Safely, Beating Out Depression, Better Business Bureau, Facing the Challenge of Cancer, Federal Drug Administration, What's Normal When It Comes New!
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