Gerontological nursing : competencies for care /
Gerontological nursing : competencies for care /
edited by Kristen L. Mauk.
- Fifth edition
- Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett, 2023.
- xliv, 1028 pages: 23 cm
Includes index
Introduction to Gerontological Nursing -- The Aging Population -- Theories of Aging -- Review of the Aging of Physiological Systems -- Teaching and Communication with Older Adults and Their Families -- Comprehensive Assessment of the Older Adult -- Promoting Healthy Aging, Independence, and Quality of Life -- Identifying and Preventing Common Risk Factors Among Older Adults -- Management of Common Illnesses, Diseases, and Health Conditions -- Nursing Management of Dementia --Polypharmacy -- Falls in Older Adults -- Delirium -- Anxiety and Depression in the Older Adult -- Urinary Incontinence -- Sleep Disorders -- Dysphagia and Malnutrition -- Pressure Injuries -- The Gerontological Nurse as Manager and Leader Within the Interprofessional Team -- Culture and Spirituality -- Sexuality -- Elder Abuse and Mistreatment -- Pain Management and Alternative Health Modalities -- Disaster Preparation,Response, and Recovery -- End-of-Life Care -- Care Transitions,System Models, and Health Policy in Aging
in English
9781284233360
Geriatric nursing
Geriatric nursing--Methods
Clinical competence
Aging--Physiology
Aging--PSYCHOLOGY
618.970231 G3197 2023
Includes index
Introduction to Gerontological Nursing -- The Aging Population -- Theories of Aging -- Review of the Aging of Physiological Systems -- Teaching and Communication with Older Adults and Their Families -- Comprehensive Assessment of the Older Adult -- Promoting Healthy Aging, Independence, and Quality of Life -- Identifying and Preventing Common Risk Factors Among Older Adults -- Management of Common Illnesses, Diseases, and Health Conditions -- Nursing Management of Dementia --Polypharmacy -- Falls in Older Adults -- Delirium -- Anxiety and Depression in the Older Adult -- Urinary Incontinence -- Sleep Disorders -- Dysphagia and Malnutrition -- Pressure Injuries -- The Gerontological Nurse as Manager and Leader Within the Interprofessional Team -- Culture and Spirituality -- Sexuality -- Elder Abuse and Mistreatment -- Pain Management and Alternative Health Modalities -- Disaster Preparation,Response, and Recovery -- End-of-Life Care -- Care Transitions,System Models, and Health Policy in Aging
in English
9781284233360
Geriatric nursing
Geriatric nursing--Methods
Clinical competence
Aging--Physiology
Aging--PSYCHOLOGY
618.970231 G3197 2023