Gerontological nursing :   competencies for care / 
edited by Kristen L. Mauk. 
 - Fifth edition 
 - Burlington, Massachusetts :  Jones & Bartlett,  2023. 
 - xliv, 1028 pages:  23 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><br/>in English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781284233360 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Geriatric nursing<br/>Geriatric nursing--Methods<br/>Clinical competence<br/>Aging--Physiology<br/>Aging--PSYCHOLOGY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>618.970231 G3197 2023