Gerontological nursing
Subtitle: review and resource manual, continuing education source, nursing certification review manual, clinical practice resource
By: Patricia A. Tabloski
Contributors: American Nurses Credentialing Center. Institute for Credentialing Innovation
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: ANCC Credentialing Knowledge Center; Brand: American Nurses Credentialing Center; AMER NURSES ASSN
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Silver Spring, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9781935213253
Subjects: Outlines; Education, Nursing, Continuing; Geriatric Nursing; Methods
Other titles: Gerontological nursing.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Gerontological nursing. 2nd ed. 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Taking the certification examination; title: The older adult; title: Development of gerontological nursing practice; title: Theories of aging; title: Gerontological nursing issues; title: Mental health; title: Medication; title: Nutrition, hydration, electrolytes, and acid base balance; title: Health promotion and wellness; title: Lifestyle, health changes, and vulnerability in the older adult; title: Chronic illness and pain; title: Assessment of laboratory values; title: Cardiovascular disease; title: Respiratory diseases; title: Gastroinestinal diseases; title: Urinary and reproductive diseases; title: Chronic and end-stage kidney disease; title: Musculoskeletal diseases; title: Disorders of the integumen; title: Sleep disorders and sensory disorders.