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Now in its Fifth Edition, this text provides a comprehensive and wellness-oriented approach to the theory and practice of gerontologic nursing. Organized around the authors unique functional consequences theory of gerontologic nursing, the book explores normal age-related changes and risk factors that often interfere with optimal health and functioning, to effectively identify and teach health-promotion interventions.
The author provides research-based background information and a variety of practical assessment and intervention strategies for use in every clinical setting. Highlights of this edition include expanded coverage of evidence-based practice, more first-person stories, new chapters, and clinical tools such as assessment tools recommended by the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing.
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Part 1:: Older Adults and Wellness
Chapter 1:: Seeing Older Adults Through the Eyes of Wellness
Chapter 2:: Applying a Nursing Model for Promoting Wellness in Older Adults
Chapter 3:: Theoretical Perspectives on Aging Well
Chapter 4:: Perspectives on Culture and Diversity of Older Adults
Part 2:: Nursing Considerations for Older Adults
Chapter 5:: Gerontological Nursing and Health Promotion
Chapter 6:: Diverse Health Care Settings for Older Adults
Chapter 7:: Assessment of Health and Functioning
Chapter 8:: Medications and Other Bioactive Substances
Chapter 9:: Legal and Ethical Concerns
Chapter 10:: Elder Abuse and Neglect
Part 3:: Promoting Wellness in Psychosocial Function
Chapter 11:: Cognitive Function
Chapter 12:: Psychosocial Function
Chapter 13:: Psychosocial Assessment
Chapter 14:: Impaired Cognitive Function:: Delirium and Dementia
Chapter 15:: Impaired Affective Function:: Depression
Part 4:: Promoting Wellness in Physical Function
Chapter 16:: Hearing
Chapter 17:: Vision
Chapter 18:: Digestion and Nutrition
Chapter 19:: Urinary Function
Chapter 20:: Cardiovascular Function
Chapter 21:: Respiratory Function
Chapter 22:: Mobility and Safety
Chapter 23:: Integument
Chapter 24:: Sleep and Rest
Chapter 25:: Thermoregulation
Chapter 26:: Sexual Function
Part 5:: Promoting Wellness in All Stages of Health and Illness
Chapter 27:: Caring for Older Adults During Illness
Chapter 28:: Caring for Older Adults Experiencing Pain
Chapter 29:: Caring for Older Adults at the End of Life
Appendix Age-Related Variations in Laboratory Values