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Nursing for wellness in older adults / Carol A. Miller.
Holman Biotech Commons RC954 .M55 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Carol A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geriatric nursing.
- Geriatric Nursing.
- Aged--psychology.
- Health Promotion.
- Nursing Theory.
- Medical Subjects:
- Geriatric Nursing.
- Aged--psychology.
- Health Promotion.
- Nursing Theory.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 603 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2012]
- Contents:
- Older adults and wellness
- Seeing older adults through the eyes of wellness
- Addressing diversity of older adults
- Applying a nursing model for promoting wellness in older adults
- Theoretical perspectives on aging well
- Nursing considerations for older adults
- Gerontological nursing and health promotion
- Diverse health care settings for older adults
- Assessment of health and functioning
- Medications and other bioactive substances
- Legal and ethical concerns
- Elder abuse and neglect
- Promoting wellness in psychosocial function
- Cognitive function
- Pyschosocial function
- Psychosocial assessment
- Impaired cognitive function: delirium and dementia
- Impaired affective function: depression
- Promoting wellness in physical function
- Hearing
- Vision
- Digestion and nutrition
- Urinary function
- Cardiovascular function
- Respiratory function
- Mobility and safety
- Integument
- Sleep and rest
- Thermoregulation
- Sexual function
- Promoting wellness in all stages of health and illness
- Caring for older adults during illness
- Caring for older adults experiencing pain
- Caring for older adults in the end of life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lachs-Adler Family Endowed Fund for Collection Development.
- ISBN:
- 9781605477770
- 160547777X
- OCLC:
- 670176136
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