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.Ethel L. Mitty, EdD, RN, is a Research Associate and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing at New York University (NYU), and Consultant in LTC at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, NYU.

• Foreword: Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN Management and LeadershipChapter 1 The Assisted Living Setting of Nursing Practice - Ethel MittyChapter 2 Public Policies, Assisted Living Models, and Regulations - Ethel MittyChapter 3 The Economics of Assisted Living - Ethel MittyChapter 4 Marketing, Quality, Consumer Choice, and Admission Agreements - Ethel MittyChapter 5 Nursing and Organizational Theory, Practice, and Culture - Ethel MittyChapter 6 Leadership/Management Style and Assessment - Ethel MittyChapter 7 Problem Management, Change, and Team Building - Ethel MittyChapter 8 Staff Development and Training - Ethel MittyChapter 9 Staffing, Assignments, Delegation, and Time Management - Ethel MittyChapter 10 Medication Management - Ethel Mitty and Sandi FloresChapter 11 Finance and Budget - Ethel MittyChapter 12 Law, Legal Issues, and Labor Relations - Ethel MittyChapter 13 Quality Improvement, Research, and Education - Ethel MittyApproach to the ResidentApproach to the ResidentChapter 14 Resident Assessment and Service Plan Construction - Ethel Mitty, Sandi Flores, and Thomas M. GillChapter 15 Cultural Aspects of Care - Reva N. AdlerChapter 16 Psychosocial Aspects of Aging - Kenneth W. Hepburn and Ethel MittyChapter 17 The Continuum of Care - Ethel Mitty and Barbara ResnickChapter 18 Physical Activity - David M. Buchner and Barbara ResnickChapter 19 Prevention - Harrison Bloom and Barbara ResnickChapter 20 Pharmacotherapy - Todd P. Semla, Paula A. Rochon, and Barbara ResnickChapter 21 Chronic Pain and Persistent Pain - Jennifer Kapo, Debra K. Weiner, andBarbara ResnickSyndromesChapter 22 Visual Impairment - David Sarraf Anne L. Coleman, and Anne ScheveChapter 23 Hearing Impairment - Priscilla Faith Bade and Anne ScheveChapter 24 Dizziness - Kurt Kroenke and Joan Gleba CarpenterChapter 25 Maintenance of Nutritional Status - Colleen Christmas and Anna M. Mago-SisicChapter 26 Urinary Incontinence - Catherine E. DuBeau and Barbara ResnickChapter 27 Gait Impairment - Neil B. Alexander and Kathleen MichaelChapter 28 Falls - Douglas P. Kiel and Barbara ResnickChapter 29 Osteoporosis - Karen M. Prestwood and Andrea BrassardChapter 30 Behavior Problems in Dementia - Melinda S. Lantz, Constantine G. Lyketsos, and Elizabeth GalikChapter 31 Delirium - Elizabeth GalikChapter 32 Sleep Disorders - Cathy A. Alessi and Ethel MittyChapter 33 Pressure Ulcers - Anna M. Mago-Sisic and Courtney H. Lyder Psychological HealthPsychological HealthChapter 34 Depression and Other Mood Disorders - Gary J. Kennedy and Maureen KilbyChapter 35 Anxiety Disorders - Erin L. Cassidy, Javaid I. Sheikh, and Elizabeth GalikChapter 36 Personality and Somatoform Disorders - Marc Edward Agronin and Elizabeth GalikChapter 37 Substance Abuse - David W. Oslin and Ethel MittyDiseases and DisordersChapter 38 Dermatologic Diseases and Disorders - Sumaira Z. Aasi and Barbara ResnickChapter 39 Oral Diseases and Disorders - Kenneth Shay, Bradford L. Picot, and Sandra J. Fulton PicotChapter 40 Respiratory Diseases and Disorders - E. Wesley Ely and Barbara ResnickChapter 41 Infectious Diseases - Kevin Paul High and Barbara ResnickChapter 42 Cardiovascular Diseases and Disorders - Wilbert S. Aronow and Yael SollinsChapter 43 Hypertension - Mark Andrew Supiano and Jennifer HaufChapter 44 Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders - David A. Gruenewald, Alvin M. Matsumoto, Caroline Blaum, and Krystal L. ThomasChapter 45 Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders - George Triadafi lopoulos and Jennifer HaufChapter 46 Gynecologic Diseases and Sexual Disorders in Women and Men - G. Willy Davila, Angela Gentili, Thomas Mulligan, and Barbara ResnickChapter 47 Prostate Diseases and Disorders - Lisa J. Granville and Susan Avillo ScherrChapter 48 Musculoskeletal Diseases and Disorders - John W. Rachow and Barbara ResnickChapter 49 Neurologic Diseases and Disorders - Coleman O. Martin, Harold P. Adams, Jr., and Joan Gleba CarpenterChapter 50 Hematologic Diseases and Disorders - Gurkamal Chatta, David A. Lipschitz, and Barbara ResnickChapter 51 Oncology - Susan Avillo Scherr, William B. Ershler, and Dan L. LongoAppendix: Web Site Resources for Care of Older Adults Index

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.Ethel L. Mitty, EdD, RN, is a Research Associate and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing at New York University (NYU), and Consultant in LTC at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, NYU.

• Foreword: Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN Management and LeadershipChapter 1 The Assisted Living Setting of Nursing Practice - Ethel MittyChapter 2 Public Policies, Assisted Living Models, and Regulations - Ethel MittyChapter 3 The Economics of Assisted Living - Ethel MittyChapter 4 Marketing, Quality, Consumer Choice, and Admission Agreements - Ethel MittyChapter 5 Nursing and Organizational Theory, Practice, and Culture - Ethel MittyChapter 6 Leadership/Management Style and Assessment - Ethel MittyChapter 7 Problem Management, Change, and Team Building - Ethel MittyChapter 8 Staff Development and Training - Ethel MittyChapter 9 Staffing, Assignments, Delegation, and Time Management - Ethel MittyChapter 10 Medication Management - Ethel Mitty and Sandi FloresChapter 11 Finance and Budget - Ethel MittyChapter 12 Law, Legal Issues, and Labor Relations - Ethel MittyChapter 13 Quality Improvement, Research, and Education - Ethel MittyApproach to the ResidentApproach to the ResidentChapter 14 Resident Assessment and Service Plan Construction - Ethel Mitty, Sandi Flores, and Thomas M. GillChapter 15 Cultural Aspects of Care - Reva N. AdlerChapter 16 Psychosocial Aspects of Aging - Kenneth W. Hepburn and Ethel MittyChapter 17 The Continuum of Care - Ethel Mitty and Barbara ResnickChapter 18 Physical Activity - David M. Buchner and Barbara ResnickChapter 19 Prevention - Harrison Bloom and Barbara ResnickChapter 20 Pharmacotherapy - Todd P. Semla, Paula A. Rochon, and Barbara ResnickChapter 21 Chronic Pain and Persistent Pain - Jennifer Kapo, Debra K. Weiner, andBarbara ResnickSyndromesChapter 22 Visual Impairment - David Sarraf Anne L. Coleman, and Anne ScheveChapter 23 Hearing Impairment - Priscilla Faith Bade and Anne ScheveChapter 24 Dizziness - Kurt Kroenke and Joan Gleba CarpenterChapter 25 Maintenance of Nutritional Status - Colleen Christmas and Anna M. Mago-SisicChapter 26 Urinary Incontinence - Catherine E. DuBeau and Barbara ResnickChapter 27 Gait Impairment - Neil B. Alexander and Kathleen MichaelChapter 28 Falls - Douglas P. Kiel and Barbara ResnickChapter 29 Osteoporosis - Karen M. Prestwood and Andrea BrassardChapter 30 Behavior Problems in Dementia - Melinda S. Lantz, Constantine G. Lyketsos, and Elizabeth GalikChapter 31 Delirium - Elizabeth GalikChapter 32 Sleep Disorders - Cathy A. Alessi and Ethel MittyChapter 33 Pressure Ulcers - Anna M. Mago-Sisic and Courtney H. Lyder Psychological HealthPsychological HealthChapter 34 Depression and Other Mood Disorders - Gary J. Kennedy and Maureen KilbyChapter 35 Anxiety Disorders - Erin L. Cassidy, Javaid I. Sheikh, and Elizabeth GalikChapter 36 Personality and Somatoform Disorders - Marc Edward Agronin and Elizabeth GalikChapter 37 Substance Abuse - David W. Oslin and Ethel MittyDiseases and DisordersChapter 38 Dermatologic Diseases and Disorders - Sumaira Z. Aasi and Barbara ResnickChapter 39 Oral Diseases and Disorders - Kenneth Shay, Bradford L. Picot, and Sandra J. Fulton PicotChapter 40 Respiratory Diseases and Disorders - E. Wesley Ely and Barbara ResnickChapter 41 Infectious Diseases - Kevin Paul High and Barbara ResnickChapter 42 Cardiovascular Diseases and Disorders - Wilbert S. Aronow and Yael SollinsChapter 43 Hypertension - Mark Andrew Supiano and Jennifer HaufChapter 44 Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders - David A. Gruenewald, Alvin M. Matsumoto, Caroline Blaum, and Krystal L. ThomasChapter 45 Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders - George Triadafi lopoulos and Jennifer HaufChapter 46 Gynecologic Diseases and Sexual Disorders in Women and Men - G. Willy Davila, Angela Gentili, Thomas Mulligan, and Barbara ResnickChapter 47 Prostate Diseases and Disorders - Lisa J. Granville and Susan Avillo ScherrChapter 48 Musculoskeletal Diseases and Disorders - John W. Rachow and Barbara ResnickChapter 49 Neurologic Diseases and Disorders - Coleman O. Martin, Harold P. Adams, Jr., and Joan Gleba CarpenterChapter 50 Hematologic Diseases and Disorders - Gurkamal Chatta, David A. Lipschitz, and Barbara ResnickChapter 51 Oncology - Susan Avillo Scherr, William B. Ershler, and Dan L. LongoAppendix: Web Site Resources for Care of Older Adults Index

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.Ethel L. Mitty, EdD, RN, is a Research Associate and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing at New York University (NYU), and Consultant in LTC at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, NYU.

• Foreword: Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN Management and LeadershipChapter 1 The Assisted Living Setting of Nursing Practice - Ethel MittyChapter 2 Public Policies, Assisted Living Models, and Regulations - Ethel MittyChapter 3 The Economics of Assisted Living - Ethel MittyChapter 4 Marketing, Quality, Consumer Choice, and Admission Agreements - Ethel MittyChapter 5 Nursing and Organizational Theory, Practice, and Culture - Ethel MittyChapter 6 Leadership/Management Style and Assessment - Ethel MittyChapter 7 Problem Management, Change, and Team Building - Ethel MittyChapter 8 Staff Development and Training - Ethel MittyChapter 9 Staffing, Assignments, Delegation, and Time Management - Ethel MittyChapter 10 Medication Management - Ethel Mitty and Sandi FloresChapter 11 Finance and Budget - Ethel MittyChapter 12 Law, Legal Issues, and Labor Relations - Ethel MittyChapter 13 Quality Improvement, Research, and Education - Ethel MittyApproach to the ResidentApproach to the ResidentChapter 14 Resident Assessment and Service Plan Construction - Ethel Mitty, Sandi Flores, and Thomas M. GillChapter 15 Cultural Aspects of Care - Reva N. AdlerChapter 16 Psychosocial Aspects of Aging - Kenneth W. Hepburn and Ethel MittyChapter 17 The Continuum of Care - Ethel Mitty and Barbara ResnickChapter 18 Physical Activity - David M. Buchner and Barbara ResnickChapter 19 Prevention - Harrison Bloom and Barbara ResnickChapter 20 Pharmacotherapy - Todd P. Semla, Paula A. Rochon, and Barbara ResnickChapter 21 Chronic Pain and Persistent Pain - Jennifer Kapo, Debra K. Weiner, andBarbara ResnickSyndromesChapter 22 Visual Impairment - David Sarraf Anne L. Coleman, and Anne ScheveChapter 23 Hearing Impairment - Priscilla Faith Bade and Anne ScheveChapter 24 Dizziness - Kurt Kroenke and Joan Gleba CarpenterChapter 25 Maintenance of Nutritional Status - Colleen Christmas and Anna M. Mago-SisicChapter 26 Urinary Incontinence - Catherine E. DuBeau and Barbara ResnickChapter 27 Gait Impairment - Neil B. Alexander and Kathleen MichaelChapter 28 Falls - Douglas P. Kiel and Barbara ResnickChapter 29 Osteoporosis - Karen M. Prestwood and Andrea BrassardChapter 30 Behavior Problems in Dementia - Melinda S. Lantz, Constantine G. Lyketsos, and Elizabeth GalikChapter 31 Delirium - Elizabeth GalikChapter 32 Sleep Disorders - Cathy A. Alessi and Ethel MittyChapter 33 Pressure Ulcers - Anna M. Mago-Sisic and Courtney H. Lyder Psychological HealthPsychological HealthChapter 34 Depression and Other Mood Disorders - Gary J. Kennedy and Maureen KilbyChapter 35 Anxiety Disorders - Erin L. Cassidy, Javaid I. Sheikh, and Elizabeth GalikChapter 36 Personality and Somatoform Disorders - Marc Edward Agronin and Elizabeth GalikChapter 37 Substance Abuse - David W. Oslin and Ethel MittyDiseases and DisordersChapter 38 Dermatologic Diseases and Disorders - Sumaira Z. Aasi and Barbara ResnickChapter 39 Oral Diseases and Disorders - Kenneth Shay, Bradford L. Picot, and Sandra J. Fulton PicotChapter 40 Respiratory Diseases and Disorders - E. Wesley Ely and Barbara ResnickChapter 41 Infectious Diseases - Kevin Paul High and Barbara ResnickChapter 42 Cardiovascular Diseases and Disorders - Wilbert S. Aronow and Yael SollinsChapter 43 Hypertension - Mark Andrew Supiano and Jennifer HaufChapter 44 Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders - David A. Gruenewald, Alvin M. Matsumoto, Caroline Blaum, and Krystal L. ThomasChapter 45 Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders - George Triadafi lopoulos and Jennifer HaufChapter 46 Gynecologic Diseases and Sexual Disorders in Women and Men - G. Willy Davila, Angela Gentili, Thomas Mulligan, and Barbara ResnickChapter 47 Prostate Diseases and Disorders - Lisa J. Granville and Susan Avillo ScherrChapter 48 Musculoskeletal Diseases and Disorders - John W. Rachow and Barbara ResnickChapter 49 Neurologic Diseases and Disorders - Coleman O. Martin, Harold P. Adams, Jr., and Joan Gleba CarpenterChapter 50 Hematologic Diseases and Disorders - Gurkamal Chatta, David A. Lipschitz, and Barbara ResnickChapter 51 Oncology - Susan Avillo Scherr, William B. Ershler, and Dan L. LongoAppendix: Web Site Resources for Care of Older Adults Index