Download or read book Geriatric Patient Education Resource Manual written by Judy Marcus and published by Delmar Pub. This book was released on 2001 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Geriatric Patient Education Resource Manual Second Edition provides a surefire and cost-effective way to communicate health care, well being, and illness prevention information to older patients – particularly those with limited English language and reading skills. If you are going to be successful at counseling elder patients in current techniques for self-care and assisted living, you'll need the right tools and information…and the ability to convey that information regardless of your patient' reading abilities or English language skills. The Geriatric Patient Education Resource Manual, Second Edition has the right formula for success. With its informative, low-literacy patient handouts—printed in English and Spanish—the Manual allows health care practitioners, home care providers, patients and family caregivers to access vital information on the most frequently encountered health concerns of the older patients including: Arthritis, Hydration, Parkinson's disease, Cancer, Hysterectomy, Prostate, Cardiovascular health, Incontinence of bladder, Renal, Diabetes, bowel management, Respiratory, Gastronintestinal disease, Influenza/pneumonia, Stroke, Hips — fracture, Insomnia, Substance abuse replacement, Osteoporosis, Vision. For Orders and Inquiries, please call: 1-888-427-5800.