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Gerontological nursing & healthy aging / Priscilla Ebersole ... [et al.].
Pennsylvania Hospital Library WY 152 G36964 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geriatric nursing.
- Aging.
- Older people--Health and hygiene.
- Older people.
- Geriatric Nursing.
- Aged.
- Health Promotion.
- Holistic Nursing.
- Medical Subjects:
- Geriatric Nursing.
- Aged.
- Aging.
- Health Promotion.
- Holistic Nursing.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 596 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Other Title:
- Gerontological nursing and healthy aging
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier Mosby, c2005.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction to healthy aging
- section I. Communication
- 2. Gerontological nursing history, education, and roles
- 3. Communicating with elders
- 4. Culture and aging
- 5. Developing the life history
- 6. Communication through documentation
- section II. Changes of aging
- 7. Physical changes of aging
- 8. Psychological, cognitive, and social aspects of aging
- 9. Sensory changes of aging
- 10. Nutritional and aging
- 11. Fluids and continence
- 12. Rest, sleep, and activity
- 13. Promoting healthy skin and feet
- 14. Assessment tools in gerontological nursing
- 15. Medication use and management
- section III. Coping with chronic disorders
- 16. Living with chronic illness
- 17. Pain and comfort
- 18. Diabetes mellitus in late life
- 19. Bone and joint problems in the elderly
- 20. Coping with cardiac and respiratory disorders
- 21. Cognitive impairment and older persons
- 22. Maintaining mobility and environmental safety
- section IV. Caring for elders and their caregivers
- 23. Older adults and their families
- 24. Financing health care for older adults
- 25. Emotional health in late life
- section V. Continuity in care
- 26. Loss, grief, dying, and death in late life
- 27. Life space options for elders.
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: Geriatric nursing and healthy aging / Priscilla Ebersole. 1st ed. 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 032303165X
- 9780323031653
- OCLC:
- 57565241
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