Care of Arthritis in the Older Adult

Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, RN, MSN, CS, BC-ARNP, CNAA, is Professor of Nursing at Northern Kentucky University. Sue E. Meiner, EdD, APRN, BC, GNP, is a Nurse Practitioner in Las Vegas and President of Consultant on Health Issues, Inc. She was formerly an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner with HealthEssentials Home Care in Las Vegas.

Contributors

Foreword by Priscilla Ebersole

Introduction, Ann Schmidt Luggen and Sue E. Meiner

Part I: Arthritic Diseases and Related Diseases

Osteoarthritis, Patricia Birchfield

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ann Schmidt Luggen

Gouty Arthritis, Sue E. Meiner

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis, Laurie Kennedy-Malone

Cervical and Lumbar Disk Problems, Sue E. Meiner

Osteoporosis, Patricia Mezinskis


Part II: Managing Athritis

Assessing and Managing Pain, Ann Schmidt Luggen

Exercise and Physical Therapy, Barbara Resnick

Patient Teaching Tools and Self-Help Techniques: Focus on Cultural Diversity, Ann Mabe Newman

Quality of Life Issues, Phyllis J. Atkinson

Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Mary R. Painter-Romanello

Participating in Sports with Arthritis, Catherine A. Hill



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