BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING

by WOLD

• ISBN13: 9780801666476
• ISBN10: 0801666473
• Copyright: 1993-01-01
• Publisher: MOSBY
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Table of Contents

Overview of Aging with Introduction	p. 1
Trends and Issues	p. 4
Theories of Aging	p. 30
Physiologic Changes of Aging with Introduction	p. 35
Integumentary System	p. 37
The Musculoskeletal System	p. 40
The Respiratory System	p. 46
The Cardiovascular System	p. 51
The Hematopoietic and Lymph Systems	p. 58
The Gastrointestinal System	p. 62
The Urinary System	p. 68
The Nervous System	p. 72
The Special Senses	p. 80
The Endocrine System	p. 88
The Reproductive and Genitourinary Systems	p. 93
Nursing Process and the Care of the Older Adult
The Nursing Process	p. 98
Communicating with the Older Adult	p. 110
Assessing the Older Adult	p. 118
Planning Care for the Older Adult: A Focus on Rehabilitation	p. 126
Providing Nursing Care within the Nursing Process with Introduction	p. 133
Health Perception and Health Maintenance	p. 135
Nutritional and Metabolic	p. 149
Elimination	p. 198
Activity and Exercise	p. 214
Sleep and Rest	p. 243
Cognition and Perception	p. 251
Self-Perception and Self-Concept	p. 269
Roles and Relationships	p. 285
Coping and Stress	p. 298
Values and Beliefs	p. 311
Sexuality and Reproduction	p. 320
Medications and the Older Adult
Medications and the Aging Person	p. 328
Medication Administration	p. 335
App. A Laboratory values for the older adult	p. 347
App. B Resources	p. 351
App. C A Patient's Bill of Rights	p. 354
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