competencies for care text xx Burlington, Massachusetts Jones & Bartlett 2023 Fifth edition monographic und

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xliv, 1028 pages: 23 cm 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 edited by Kristen L. Mauk. Includes index in English Geriatric nursing Geriatric nursing Methods Clinical competence Aging Physiology Aging PSYCHOLOGY 618.970231 G3197 2023 9781284233360 251212 20260803094248.0