Perspectives on Older Adults and Gerontological Nursing | p. 3 |
The Phenomenon of Aging | p. 26 |
Psychosocial Functioning | p. 57 |
Cognitive Functioning | p. 86 |
Psychosocial Assessment | p. 104 |
Hearing | p. 147 |
Vision | p. 169 |
Digestion and Nutrition | p. 196 |
Urinary Elimination | p. 224 |
Cardiovascular Functioning | p. 254 |
Respiratory Functioning | p. 280 |
Mobility and Safety | p. 298 |
Skin and Its Appendages | p. 327 |
Sleep and Rest | p. 346 |
Thermoregulation | p. 366 |
Sexual Functioning | p. 384 |
Overall Functional Assessment | p. 417 |
Medications and the Older Adult | p. 427 |
Impaired Cognitive Functioning: Dementia | p. 460 |
Impaired Affective Functioning: Depression | p. 494 |
Impaired Psychosocial Functioning: Elder Abuse and Neglect | p. 518 |
Health Care for Older Adults | p. 553 |
Appendix: Review of Physiologic Aspects of Functioning | p. 568 |
Index | p. 577 |
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