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Healthy aging : principles and clinical practice for clinicians / Virginia Burggraf, RN, DNS, FAAN, Marcella J. Griggs Endowed Chair, Gerontological Nursing Coordinator Graduate Program, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, Kye Y. Kim, MD, Professor and Director, Academic Affairs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia, Aubrey L. Knight, MD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Professor of Medicine and Family & Community Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Standardized Title:
- Healthy aging (Burggraf)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Diseases.
- Older people.
- Geriatrics.
- Aging--Prevention.
- Aging.
- Longevity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 707 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Includes 29 chapters, divided into chronic illness both physical and emotional, cover only the most common illnesses of older adults. The chapters are consistent in their framework and are embedded with current treatment modalities. This text incorporates the holistic framework that comprises geriatric care in partnership with physicians, gerontologists and nurses. The multiple contributions address these partnerships and illustrate the need for APN practice within multiple professional modalities. The uniqueness of this text is not only in these identified partnerships, but also in addressing
- Contents:
- ""Healthy Aging""; ""Contents""; ""SECTION I CHRONIC ILLNESS""; ""Chapter 1 Advanced Practice for Geriatric Clinicians""; ""Chapter 2 Healthy People 2020: Implications for Practice""; ""Chapter 3 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment""; ""Chapter 4 Cardiovascular Disease""; ""Chapter 5 Skin Cancer""; ""Chapter 6 Gastrointestinal Disease""; ""Chapter 7 Neurologic Disorders""; ""Chapter 8 Pulmonary Disease""; ""Chapter 9 Diabetes""; ""Chapter 10 Nutrition""; ""Chapter 11 Exercise""; ""Chapter 12 Osteoporosis""; ""Chapter 13 Arthritis, Gout, and Chronic Pain""; ""Chapter 14 Kidney Disease""
- ""Chapter 15 Septicemia and Infection""""Chapter 16 Anemia and Leukemia""; ""Chapter 17 Pressure Ulcers""; ""Chapter 18 Medication Safety""; ""SECTION II MENTAL HEALTH""; ""Chapter 19 Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation""; ""Chapter 20 Psychosocial Challenges""; ""Chapter 21 Alcohol Use Disorders""; ""Chapter 22 Substance Abuse""; ""Chapter 23 Dementia""; ""Chapter 24 Bipolar Disorder""; ""Chapter 25 Schizophrenia""; ""Chapter 26 Depression""; ""Chapter 27 Suicide""; ""Chapter 28 Anxiety Disorders""; ""SECTION III FINAL STAGE OF LIFE""; ""Chapter 29 End-of-Life Care""
- ""General IT Resources""""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781496305893
- 1496305892
- 9781469870991
- 1469870991
- 9781469870793
- 1469870797
- OCLC:
- 884928405
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