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Gerontological nursing : competencies for care
Record details
- ISBN: 9781284104479
- ISBN: 1284104478
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Physical Description:
print
regular print
xliii, 1009 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: Fourth edition.
- Publisher: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction to gerontological nursing -- The aging population -- Theories of aging -- Review of the aging physiological system -- Teaching and communication with older adults and their families -- Comprehensive assessment of the older adult -- Promoting healthy aging, independence, and quality of life -- Identifying and preventing common risk factors in the elderly -- Management of common illnesses, diseases, and health conditions -- Nursing management of dementia -- Polypharmacy -- Falls in older adults -- Delirium -- Anxiety and depression in the older adult -- Urinary incontinence -- Sleep disorders -- Dysphagia and malnutrition -- Pressure ulcers -- The gerontological nurse as manager and leader within the interprofessional team -- Ethical and legal principles and issues -- Technology and care of older adults -- Culture and spirituality -- Sexuality -- Elder abuse and mistreatment -- Pain management and alternative health modalities -- Disaster preparation, response, and recovery -- End-of-life care -- Care transitions, system models, and health policy in aging. |
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Subject: | Geriatric nursing Geriatric Nursing methods Clinical Competence Aging physiology Aging psychology |