| Description |
xlii, 1061 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foundations for gerontological nursing -- Introduction to gerontological nursing / Deborah Conley ; Jeanne St. Pierre -- The aging population / Cheryl A. Lehman ; Andrea Wirt -- Theories of aging / Jean Lange ; Sheila Grossman -- Communication and assessment -- Therapeutic communication with older adults, families, and caregivers / Kristine Williams ; Kerry Mees -- Teaching older adults and their families / Kathleen Blais ; Nora Bollinger -- Comprehensive assessment of the older adult / Lorna Guse -- Health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention -- Promoting healthy aging / David Haber -- Identifying and preventing common risk factors in the elderly / Joan M. Nelson -- Illness and disease management -- Management of common illnesses, diseases, and health conditions / Kristen L. Mauk ; Patricia Hanson ; Debra Hain -- Nursing management of dementia / Christine E. Schwartzkopf ; Prudence Twigg -- Management of geriatric syndromes -- Polypharmacy / Demetra Antimisiaris ; Dennis J. Cheek -- Falls in older adults / Marge Dean ; Barbara Harrison ; DeAnne Zwicker -- Delirium / Susan Saboe Rose -- Anxiety & depression in the older adult / Mary Lochner ; Lisa Byrd -- Urinary incontinence / B. Renee Dugger -- Sleep disorders / Carol Enderlin -- Dysphagia and malnutrition / Neva L. Crogan -- Pressure ulcers / Sandra Higelin -- Leadership and responsibility -- Gerontological nurse as manager and leader / Brenda Tyczkowski ; Kristen L. Mauk ; Dawna S. Fish ; Marilyn Ter Maat -- Ethical/legal principles and issues / Janice Edelstein -- Gerontological care issues -- Culture and spirituality / MaryAnne Pietraniec Shannon ; Linda J. Hassler -- Sexuality / Donald D. Kautz ; LaShonda Barnett -- Abuse and mistreatment of older adults / Kristen L. Mauk ; Kathleen Urban -- Alternative health modalities / Carole A. Pepa -- Caring across the continuum / Carol Ann Amann ; Raeann G. LeBlanc -- End-of-life care / Patricia Warring ; Luana S. Krieger-Blake -- Global models of health care / Carole A. Pepa -- Using current system models to guide care / Valerie Gruss -- eChapters -- Review of the aging of physiological systems / Janice Heineman ; Jennifer Hamrick-King ; Beth Scaglione Sewell -- Care of the older adult with cancer / Ashley Leak ; Stephanie Lucas -- Interdisciplinary collaboration and teams / Deborah Dunn -- Legal aspects of gerontological nursing / Mary Alice Kothe -- Technology and care of older adults / Linda L. Pierce ; Victoria Steiner -- Pain management / Karion Gray Waites ; Kathy Stevens -- Emergent care of the older adult / Michelle Moccia ; David John Cheesebrow -- Health policy / Cheryl Kruschke ; Annette Kelly ; Patrick Luib |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Text in English |
| Subject |
Geriatric nursing.
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Geriatric Nursing -- methods.
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Aging -- physiology.
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Aging -- psychology.
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| Author |
Mauk, Kristen L., editor of compilation
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| LC no. |
2012044937 |
| ISBN |
9781449694630 (paperback) |
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1449694632 (paperback) |
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