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Gerontological nursing draws on knowledge about complex factors that affect the health of older adults. [13] [14] Older adults are more likely than younger adults to have one or more chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, hearing impairment, or a form of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. [4]
Otherwise, little is recorded about dementia in Western medical texts for nearly 1700 years. One of the few references was the 13th-century friar Roger Bacon, who viewed old age as divine punishment for original sin. Although he repeated existing Aristotelian beliefs that dementia was inevitable, he did make the progressive assertion that the ...
Book of Optics (c. 1000) - Exerted great influence on Western science. [16] It was translated into Latin and it was used until the early 17th century. [ 17 ] The German physician Hermann von Helmholtz reproduced several theories of visual perception that were found in the first Book of Optics , which he cited and copied from.
Medical-surgical nursing is a nursing specialty area concerned with the care of adult patients in a broad range of settings. Traditionally, medical-surgical nursing was an entry-level position that most nurses viewed as a stepping stone to specialty areas. Medical-surgical nursing is the largest group of professionals in the field of nursing.
In the UK and Australia, surgical patients (those who have undergone a minor or major surgical procedure) are nursed on different wards from medical patients. Nursing practice on surgical wards differs from that of medical wards. Surgical nurses may practice in different types of surgery: General surgery (e.g. appendectomy, gallbladder removal)
Latest edition has published in 2019 as the 11th edition in textbook's 50th anniversary. [1] Publication years, from newest to the oldest editions, are 2019, 2015, 2010, 2005, 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979, 1974, 1969. [2] It is one of the main textbooks for medical students [according to whom?] [3] and junior surgical residents.
[267] [268] In the United States, the yearly cost of caring for a person with dementia ranges from $28,078-$56,022 per year for formal medical care and $36,667-$92,689 for informal care provided by a relative or friend (assuming market value replacement costs for the care provided by the informal caregiver) and $15,792-$71,813 in lost wages.
An electroencephalograph (EEG) may help guide the surgical team to determine the optimum depth of anesthesia and prevent high or low doses during the surgical procedure. [6] This approach may reduce the risk of a neuroinflammatory response and/or neurological disturbances including cognitive dysfunction.