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Gerontological nursing : promoting successful aging with older adults / [edited by] Mickey Stanley, Kathryn A. Blair, Patricia Gauntlett Beare.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Co., c2005.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xv, 387 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780803611658 (alk. paper)
  • 9780803611658 (Paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.970231 STA
  • 618.97/0231
LOC classification:
  • RC954 .G4737 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
SECTION L: Introduction to Health Promotion and Protection in the Care of Older Adults:- 1. Promoting health through public policy and standards of care -- 2. Theories of aging --3. Mental health wellness --4. Cultural dimensions --5. Legal issues affecting older adults --6. Ethical issues --7. Health teaching and compliance -- 8. Pharmacology and older adults --9. Settings of care --SECTION 2: Health Protection from a Body Systems Approach:- 10. Normal aging and physical assessment -- 11. The aging sensory system -- 12. The aging integumentary system --13. The aging musculoskeletal system -- 14.The aging neurological system -- 15. The aging cardiovascular system --16. The aging pulmonary system -- 17. The aging endocrine system --18. The aging genitourinary system -- 19. The aging gastrointestinal system and nutrition --SECTION 3: Multisystem Alterations:- 20. Immobility and activity intolerance in older adults --21. Assessment and prevention of falls --22. Pain management in older adults -- 23. Cancer in older adults --24. HIV disease in older adults --SECTION 4: Individual and family Psychodynamics:- 25. Developmental tasks and development in later years of life --26. Family dynamics --27. Elder mistreatment -- 28. Depression, alcoholism, and suicide -- 29. Spirituality in older adults -- 30. Sexuality in older adults --31. End-of-life and palliative care -- SECTION 5: Alterations in Mental Processing:- 32. Sleep disturbances --33. Acute confusion --34. Dementia in older adults --SECTION 6: Epilogue;- 35. The Future of gerontological nursing.
Holdings
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 618.970231 STA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00211260

Includes bibliographical references and index.

SECTION L: Introduction to Health Promotion and Protection in the Care of Older Adults:- 1. Promoting health through public policy and standards of care -- 2. Theories of aging --3. Mental health wellness --4. Cultural dimensions --5. Legal issues affecting older adults --6. Ethical issues --7. Health teaching and compliance -- 8. Pharmacology and older adults --9. Settings of care --SECTION 2: Health Protection from a Body Systems Approach:- 10. Normal aging and physical assessment -- 11. The aging sensory system -- 12. The aging integumentary system --13. The aging musculoskeletal system -- 14.The aging neurological system -- 15. The aging cardiovascular system --16. The aging pulmonary system -- 17. The aging endocrine system --18. The aging genitourinary system -- 19. The aging gastrointestinal system and nutrition --SECTION 3: Multisystem Alterations:- 20. Immobility and activity intolerance in older adults --21. Assessment and prevention of falls --22. Pain management in older adults -- 23. Cancer in older adults --24. HIV disease in older adults --SECTION 4: Individual and family Psychodynamics:- 25. Developmental tasks and development in later years of life --26. Family dynamics --27. Elder mistreatment -- 28. Depression, alcoholism, and suicide -- 29. Spirituality in older adults -- 30. Sexuality in older adults --31. End-of-life and palliative care -- SECTION 5: Alterations in Mental Processing:- 32. Sleep disturbances --33. Acute confusion --34. Dementia in older adults --SECTION 6: Epilogue;- 35. The Future of gerontological nursing.

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