Diagnosis and management of geriatric insomnia: A guide for nurse practitioners

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 590-599

  Krishnan, Preetha ^a,b   Hawranik, Pamela ^c  

^a Nurse Practitioner ^*

^b WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geriatric insomnia; Nonpharmacological management; Pharmacological management; Sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; CAUSALITY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG MONITORING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELAXATION THERAPY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 57449122133     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00366.x     Document Type: Review

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