Restorative Care Nursing for Older Adults

Named a 2013 Doody’s Essential Purchase!

This is a terrific text with good basic information and a level of detail, tools, and practicality that make it a useful resource to get older adults mobilized in any setting.”—The Gerontologist [This] book provides a practical hands-on perspective for implementing function focused care in all settings…[It] is a unique resource that is relevant for all nurses and health care providers working with older adults. In addition to addressing functional decline, function-focused care provides a fresh and practical solution to many of the problems that tend to arise with older adults such as infections, falls, and pressure ulcers all known to be associated with immobility.” From the Foreword by Colin Milner CEO, International Council on Active Aging This book encourages individualization, which is difficult to achieve with more prescriptive approaches. This second edition includes chapters on cognitively impaired adults, ethical issues, and patient-centered care, all of which are so important in long-term care. I found it to be very motivating in the way it helped me apply the philosophy and strategies to elders with whom I come in contact. I would highly recommend this book to anyone working with elders. Score: 95, 4 Stars—Doody’s Medical Reviews The purpose of restorative care nursing (often referred to as function-focused care) is to take an active role in helping older adults maintain their highest level of function, thereby preventing excess disability. This is the only volume to educate caregivers about both the philosophy of restorative care and how to integrate it into all care settings for older adults. Now in its second edition, the text contains updated content in each chapter along with two entirely new chapters on function-focused care for cognitively impaired adults, ethical issues, and patient-centered care. The book provides a complete six-week education program in restorative care for nurses and other caregivers, numerous practical suggestions for beneficial activities that will enhance function, and strategies for motivating both older adults and caregivers to engage in restorative care. Woven throughout the text is research that documents the benefits and expected outcomes of restorative care. The book also includes the requirements for restorative care across all settings, and the necessary documentation. Restorative Care Nursing for Older Adults will help formal and informal caregivers and administrators at all levels assimilate the philosophy of restorative care and be able to develop and implement successful restorative care programs. This New Edition Features: Completely updated information, including two new chapters on function-focused care for cognitively impaired adults, ethical issues, and patient-centered care A six-week education program that teaches practical application of restorative care nursing Helpful suggestions and strategies for motivating older adults and caregivers Education materials designed for nursing home, assisted living, and acute care settings, including required documentation and goal-setting forms Educational materials for family caregivers

Author Biography

Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FGSA, FAANP, FAAN, is Professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, and co-directs the Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program and the Biology and Behavior Across the Lifespan Research Center of Excellence. She holds the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology, and does clinical work at Roland Park Place.

Marie Boltz, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN, is the Elouise Ross Eberly and Robert Eberly Endowed Professor, Penn State College of Nursing, where she teaches both gerontological nursing and PhD research courses. In addition to teaching students, she has had a significant influence on the education of nurses, physicians, and clinicians in other disciplines through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of gerontological knowledge. She has provided leadership training and ongoing consultation to hundreds of nurse clinicians and administrators who are leading systemwide geriatric programs. Dr. Boltz has developed more than 40 evidence-based, field-tested teaching tools and resources for clinicians, administrators, patients, and families. She has authored and coauthored more than 200 journal publications and 40 book chapters and has co-edited six books. Dr. Boltz’s areas of research are geriatric models of care, including dementia-capable and family-centered interventions that support function, and nonpharmacological approaches to support well-being of older adults with dementia. Her multiple research studies have been funded by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Nursing Research, and multiple foundations. Her scholarship has been recognized with writing, teaching, and research awards, including the ENRS Geriatric Practice Research Award and the Gerontological Society of America Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Boltz received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from LaSalle University, her master’s degree as a geriatric advanced practice nurse from the University of Pennsylvania, and her doctoral degree from New York University. She participated in postdoctoral study at the University of Maryland.