Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-600) and index.

Gerioperative care is a new paradigm Focused on improving the outcomes of older adults by carefully considering the implications and consequences of age related surgical recovery. This is the only volume to specifically address the surgical care of older adults providing practitioners with critical, practical, and theoretical information from the initial decision to have surgery through the first follow up visit after discharge. The text uses a systems approach to describe age related changes and the impact on perioperative considerations. It addresses the anatmoy and physiology of aging, and discusses specific areas of gerioperative vulnerbility and how they create grater risk for postop complications. Enhanced with case studies, the book addresses all aspects of preoperative care, intraoperative and postanesthesia care, postoperative care, returning home, risk appraisal and education, prevention, early intervention multidisciplinary team collaboration and effective communication across all systems of care.

Gerioperative Nursing Care is an essential resource for students and practitioners of surgical, critical acute care, and geriatric nursing as well as clinic and case managers. The tools presented help to sustain enhance quality nursing care for older adults considering surgery undergoing surgery, and during postsurgery visits.

Presents a comprehensive, new gerioperative care model for older adults undergoing surgery.

Follows patients from primary to follow up care including hospital care ambulatory care emergency and elective surgery and perioperative care.

Provides new applications in Preoperative training case management family, coaching and postoperative cognitive dysfunction prevention.

Describes how to make quality improvements in current surgical care practices.

Identifies and discusses major health problems of older adults through EBP. Book jacket.

SACFinal081324