| Description |
xiv, 382 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Holistic caring -- The aging experience -- The use of the nursing process and nursing diagnosis in the care of older adults / Kathleen R. Culliton -- Legal and ethical considerations regarding the elderly person / Mary Ann Anderson, Alicebelle Rubotzky -- Promoting wellness -- Nutrition for older adults / Judith Pratt -- Culturally specific care / Jeff Harris, Mary Ann Anderson -- Activity, rest, and sleep as criteria for health -- End-of-life issues in the older adult / Emily Ravsten -- Environments of care / Kathleen R. Culliton -- The management role of the licensed practical/vocational nurse / Mary Ann Anderson, Tamara Chase -- Common infectious diseases / Judith Pratt, Vickie Anderson, Kyle Cannon -- Common medical diagnoses / Mary Ann Johnson -- Physiological assessment / Kathleen R. Culliton -- Common clinical problems: physiological -- Psychological assessment -- Common clinical problems: psychological -- Rehabilitation and restorative care / Kathleen R. Culliton -- Pharmacology and its significance for older adults -- Laboratory values and the older adult |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Geriatric nursing.
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Holistic nursing.
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Geriatric Nursing.
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Aging -- physiology.
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Ethics, Nursing.
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Health Services for the Aged.
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Holistic Nursing.
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Nursing Diagnosis -- methods.
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| Author |
Anderson, Mary Ann, 1946-2011.
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| LC no. |
2006033107 |
| ISBN |
9780803616790 |
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0803616791 |
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