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Gain the nursing skills you need to provide wellness-based care for older adults! Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition uses a holistic approach to describe compassionate care along a continuum of wellness. Designed to promote healthy aging regardless of the patients situation or disorder, this text provides best-practice guidelines in covering physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cognitive health. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies, updates on measuring clinical judgment, expanded coverage of core competencies, and more. Written by gerontological nursing experts Theris Touhy and Kathleen Jett, this concise text provides a solid foundation in every aspect of healthy aging.
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Section 1 Foundations of Healthy Aging
1.?Introduction to Healthy Aging
2. Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
3. Biological Theories of Aging and Age-Related Physical Changes
4. Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cognitive Aspects of Aging
Section 2 Foundations of Gerontological Nursing
5. Gerontological Nursing and Promotion of Healthy Aging
6. Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care
7. Economic and Legal Issues
Section 3 Fundamentals of Caring
8. Assessment and Documentation for Optimal Care
9. Safe Medication Use
10. Nutrition
11. Hydration and Oral Care
12. Elimination
13. Rest, Sleep, and Activity
14. Promoting Healthy Skin
15. Falls and Fall Risk Reduction
16. Promoting Safety
Section 4 Promoting Health in Chronic Illness
17. Living with Chronic Illness
18. Pain and Comfort
19. Diseases Affecting Vision and Hearing
20. Metabolic Disorders
21. Bone and Joint Problems
22. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders
23. Neurological Disorders
24. Mental Health
Section 5 Caring for Elders and Their Caregivers
25. Care of Individuals with Neurocognitive Disorders
26. Relationships, Roles, and Transitions
27. Caregiving
28. Loss, Death, and Palliative Care