Ebersole & Hess' toward healthy aging
Subtitle: human needs & nursing response
By: Theris A. Touhy, Kathleen Jett
Contributors: Jett, Kathleen Freudenberger; Ebersole, Priscilla; Hess, Patricia A., 1938-
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Elsevier/Mosby
Published: 2012
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780323073165
Subjects: Aging; Health and hygiene; Geriatric nursing; Older persons; Health Promotion; Aged; Geriatric Nursing
Other titles: Ebersole and Hess' toward healthy aging :; Toward healthy aging :; Toward healthy aging.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Toward healthy aging / Priscilla Ebersole ... [et al.]. 7th ed. c2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foundations of Healthy Aging.; title: Gerontological nursing and an aging society; title: Health and wellness; title: Theories of aging; title: Physiological changes; title: Culture, gender, and aging; title: Communicating with older adults; title: Foundations of Caring.; title: Health assessment; title: Laboratory values and diagnostics; title: Geropharmacology; title: The use of herbs and supplements; title: Wellness and Function.; title: Elimination, sleep, skin, and foot care; title: Mobility; title: Environmental safety and security; title: Nutrition and hydration; title: Wellness and Chronic Illness.; title: Chronic conditions; title: Care across the continuum; title: Pain and comfort; title: Mental health; title: Cognitive impairment; title: Healthy Aging for Elders and their Families.; title: Economic, legal, and ethical issues; title: Intimacy and sexuality; title: Relationships, roles, and transitions; title: Loss, death, and palliative care; title: Self-actualization, spirituality, and transcendence