Nursing care of older adults : theory and practice / Carol A. Miller.
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TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Lippincott, ©1999.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xix, 724 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type: - 0781716233
- 9780781716239
- 610.73/65 21
- RC954 .M55 1999
- WY 152
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| 610.7365 MAA Nursing care of older adults : diagnoses, outcomes & interventions / | 610.7365 MAA Nursing care of older adults : diagnoses, outcomes & interventions / | 610.7365 MAT Gerontological nursing : concepts and practice / | 610.7365 MIL Nursing care of older adults : theory and practice / | 610.7365 PIC Promoting positive practice in nursing older people / | 610.7365 ROA Introductory gerontological nursing / | 610.736522 RED Nursing older people / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Introduction to Nursing Care of Older Adults. 1. Perspectives on Older Adults and Gerontological Nursing. 2. The Phenomenon of Aging -- pt. II. Changes, Consequences, and Care Related to Psychosocial Function. 3. Psychosocial Function. 4. Cognitive Function. 5. Psychosocial Assessment -- pt. III. Changes, Consequences, and Care Related to Physiologic Function. 6. Hearing. 7. Vision. 8. Digestion and Nutrition. 9. Urinary Elimination. 10. Cardiovascular Function. 11. Respiratory Function. 12. Mobility and Safety -- pt. IV. Changes, Consequences, and Care Related to Comfort and Pleasure. 13. Skin and Its Appendages. 14. Sleep and Rest. 15. Thermoregulation. 16. Sexual Function -- pt. V. Multidimensional Aspects of Care. 17. Overall Functional Assessment. 18. Medications and the Older Adult. 19. Impaired Cognitive Function: Dementia. 20. Impaired Affective Function: Depression. 21. Impaired Psychosocial Function: Elder Abuse and Neglect. 22. Health Care for Older Adults.
Fully revised and updated, Nursing Care of Older Adults, Third Edition delivers the information today's nurses need to improve the functioning and quality of life for older adults. Focused on wellness, the text highlights that older adulthood need not be a time of illness or infirmity.