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9780323010627

Geriatric Nursing & Healthy Aging

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  • ISBN13:

    9780323010627

  • ISBN10:

    0323010628

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-10-01
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

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Summary

GERIATRIC NURSING & HEALTHY AGING provides thorough coverage and understanding of promoting healthy aging when caring for older adults. It covers the relationship between the student and the elder with respect to care; basic skills for promoting a healthy lifestyle; dealing with families in the home and in the hospital; common chronic conditions in the older adult; and strategies to deal with crises common to the older adult.

Author Biography

Patricia Hess is Professor of Nursing, San Fracisco State University, San Francisco, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Aging
1(13)
Section I Communication
Communication, Education, and Geriatric Nursing Roles
14(14)
Communicating With Elders
28(15)
Cultural Considerations in Communication
43(16)
Developing the Life History
59(10)
Communication Through Documentation
69(19)
Section II Changes of Aging
Physical Changes of Aging
88(24)
Psychologic, Cognitive, and Social Aspects of Aging
112(28)
Sensory Changes of Aging
140(19)
Nutritional Needs of the Aged
159(23)
Fluids and Continence in the Aged
182(21)
Rest, Sleep, and Activity in the Aged
203(31)
Integument and Feet of the Aged
234(30)
Physical, Cognitive, Psychosocial, and Environmental Assessment Tools
264(27)
Medication Use and Management
291(51)
Section III Coping With Chronic Disorders
Coping With Chronic Disorders
342(18)
Pain and Comfort
360(33)
Diabetes Mellitus and the Elderly
393(13)
Living With Bone and Joint Problems
406(18)
Coping With Cardiac and Respiratory Disorders
424(12)
Cognitive Impairment and Older Persons
436(24)
Maintaining Mobility and Environmental Safety
460(22)
Section IV Caring for Elders and Their Caregivers
Families and the Aged
482(24)
Health Care in a Changing System
506(16)
Mental and Emotional Health in the Elderly
522(31)
Section V Continuity in Care
Coping With Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
553(35)
Life Space Options for Elders
588

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