| Description |
xv, 650 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Older Adult Population / Karen Ehlke Reilly --2. Gerontologic Nursing / Mary B. Walsh and Barbara Galen -- 3. Theories of Aging / Mary B. Walsh -- 4. The Transition Years / Mary M. Burke -- 5. Drug Therapy in Older Adults / Charles A. Cefalu -- 6. Sexuality / Mary M. Burke, Susan E. Sherman and Carol N. Knowlton -- 7. Sensation / Mary M. Burke -- 8. Integument / Sheila M. Sparks -- 9. Regulation: Endocrine, Temperature, and Infection / Mary M. Burke, Mary B. Walsh and Maria Salerno -- 10. Cardiovascular Function / Mary Beth Bigley -- 11. Respiration / Helen T. Roach and Catherine A. Swanson -- 12. Mobility /Mary M. Burke -- 13. Urinary Incontinence / B. Joan McDowell -- 14. Bowel Elimination / Theresa Ferlotti --15. Nutrition and Digestive Function / Myrtle R. McCulloch and Maureen Duffy -- 16. Sleep / Helene M. Clark and Mary B. Walsh -- 17. Cognition and Mood /Patricia Stockton and Mary M. Burke -- 18. Safety /Maria Salerno |
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19. Cancer in the Older Adult / Caroline Bagley Burnett -- 20. Loss, Bereavement, and Care of the Dying Person / Mary M. Burke and Janice C. Hallal --21. Legal Perspectives on Planning for Older Adults /Francis J. Burke, Claudia Schlosberg and M. Anne Hart -- 22. Ethical Perspective / Carol Taylor -- 23. The Future / Mary M. Burke and Mary B. Walsh -- App. A. Minimum Data Set (MDS) -- App. B. Functional Assessment Tools -- App. C. Organizations Providing Resources and Information for and about Older Adults |
| Notes |
"With 100 illustrations." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Frail elderly -- Medical care.
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Geriatric nursing.
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Geriatric Nursing.
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| Author |
Burke, Mary M.
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Walsh, Mary B.
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| LC no. |
96035520 |
| ISBN |
0815113315 |
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