Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults
Subtitle: Theory and Practice
Edition: 4 edition
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: October 1, 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 688
ISBN-13: 9780781738088
Subjects: Maturation & ageing; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Gerontology; Nursing - Gerontology; Medical / Nursing / Gerontology; Nursing - Medical & Surgical; Geriatric nursing
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. The continuum of older adulthood; title: Ch. 2. Older adults in families, communities, and the world; title: Ch. 3. The phenomenon of aging; title: Ch. 4. Gerontological nursing and health promotion; title: Ch. 5. Gerontological nursing and the continuum of care for older adults; title: Ch. 6. Legal and ethical concerns; title: Ch. 7. Cognitive function; title: Ch. 8. Psychosocial function; title: Ch. 9. Communication and transcultural nursing care; title: Ch. 10. Psychosocial assessment; title: Ch. 11. Overall functional assessment; title: Ch. 12. Hearing; title: Ch. 13. Vision; title: Ch. 14. Digestion and nutrition; title: Ch. 15. Urinary function; title: Ch. 16. Cardiovascular function; title: Ch. 17. Respiratory function; title: Ch. 18. Mobility and safety; title: Ch. 19. Skin; title: Ch. 20. Sleep and rest; title: Ch. 21. Thermoregulation; title: Ch. 22. Sexual function; title: Ch. 23. Medications and the older adult; title: Ch. 24. Impaired cognitive function: delirium and dementia; title: Ch. 25. Impaired affective function depression; title: Ch. 26. Elder abuse and neglect