The nurse's role in promoting optimal health of older adults
Subtitle: thriving in the wisdom years
By: Jean W. Lange
Publisher: F.A. Davis Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
ISBN-13: 9780803622456
Subjects: Health Promotion; Health and hygiene; Methods; Quality of life; Quality of Life; Geriatric nursing; Older people; Aged; Geriatric Nursing; Nurse's Role
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What does it mean to age successfully?; title: Mid-range theory of successful aging; title: Understanding older adults : U.S. and global perspectives; title: Challenges and opportunities of growing old; title: An evidence-based team approach to optimal wellness; title: Engaging older adults as partners in their care; title: Health priorities for the older adult; title: Challenges to physical health; title: Assessing the older adult : what's different?; title: Staying physically fit as we age; title: Assistive technology to optimize physical functioning; title: Optimizing rest and sleep patterns; title: Intimacy, sexuality, and aging; title: Healthy eating; title: Using medications safely and effectively; title: Economic considerations of aging; title: Living safely in the environment; title: Legal considerations; title: Older adults as caregivers and care recipients; title: Relating to older adults in a culturally diverse world; title: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults; title: Challenges to mental wellness; title: Spirituality in aging; title: Planning for the end of life; title: International perspectives on aging.