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9780397548989

Nursing Management for the Elderly

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  • ISBN13:

    9780397548989

  • ISBN10:

    0397548982

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1993-01-01
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Table of Contents

Nursing's Discipline-Specific Focus in Providing Health Care for the Elderly
Health Care for the Elderly: Nursing's Area of Accountabilityp. 3
The Nurse's Philosophy of Aging and the Aged: Its Impact on Nursing Practicep. 14
Assessment in the Elderlyp. 21
Ethical and Governmental Issues Associated With Nursing Care of the Elderly
Ethical Issuesp. 53
Governmental Policies Affecting Care of the Elderly and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromep. 73
Normal Aging
Characteristics of Older People and Introduction to Theories of Agingp. 87
Challenges of Daily Living and Development in Later Life Stagesp. 99
Aging Changes in Structure and Functionp. 113
Laboratory Values for the Elderlyp. 141
Medications and the Elderlyp. 171
Oral Health and the Elderlyp. 192
Nutritionp. 208
Families of the Elderlyp. 239
Managing Daily Living with Diminishing Resources and Lossesp. 250
Neurologic and Behavioral Problems in the Elderly
Cognitive Changes of Normal Agingp. 261
Delirium and Dementiap. 265
Psychiatric Problems of the Elderlyp. 279
Daily Living with Alzheimer's Diseasep. 296
Daily Living with Behavioral Problemsp. 313
Parkinson's Diseasep. 334
Strokesp. 348
High-Risk Pathophysiology in the Elderly: Medical and Nursing Management
Cancerp. 377
Cardiovascular Problemsp. 423
Diabetes Mellitusp. 452
Gastrointestinal Problemsp. 479
Genital Problemsp. 504
Hearing Lossp. 510
Hypertensionp. 529
Incontinence and Urinary Problemsp. 543
Musculoskeletal Problemsp. 563
Renal Failure: Acute and Chronicp. 610
Respiratory Problemsp. 625
Common Skin Problemsp. 658
Vision Problemsp. 673
Indexp. 687
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