Description |
xiii, 374 pages ; 28 cm |
Contents |
Sect. I. Introduction to Health Promotion/Protection in the Care of Older Adults. Ch. 1. Promoting Health through Public Policy and Standards of Care / Mary Sapp and Mary Bliesmer. Ch. 2. Theories of Aging / Barbara Cole Donlon. Ch. 3. Mental Health Wellness Strategies for Successful Aging / Mildred O. Hogstel. Ch. 4. Cultural Dimensions in Gerontological Nursing / Toni Tripp-Reimer, Rebecca Johnson and Bernard Sorofman. Ch. 5. Legal Issues Affecting Older Adults / Tonia Dandry Aiken. Ch. 6. Ethical Issues Affecting Older Adults / Nancy S. Jecker. Ch. 7. Health Teaching and Compliance / Patricia Gauntlett Beare. Ch. 8. Pharmacology and Older Adults: The Problem of Polypharmacy / Gary P. Stoehr. Ch. 9. Settings of Care / Mickey Stanley -- Sect. II. Health Protection from a Body Systems Approach. Ch. 10. The Aging Sensory System / R. LaVerne Gallman and Lucie S. Elfervig. Ch. 11. The Aging Integumentary System / Laurel A. Wiersema and Mickey Stanley. Ch. 12. The Aging Musculoskeletal System / Marilyn M. Pattillo and Mickey Stanley. Ch. 13. The Aging Neurological System / Linda A. Roussel. Ch. 14. The Aging Cardiovascular System / Mickey Stanley. Ch. 15. The Aging Pulmonary System / Kathryn A. Blair. Ch. 16. The Aging Endocrine System / Cheryl Dellasega, Mary Ellen Hill Yonushonis and Arthur (Don) Johnson. Ch. 17. The Aging Renal and Urinary System / Carolyn Kee. Ch. 18. The Aging Gastrointestinal System, with Nutritional Considerations / Mickey Stanley. Ch. 19. The Aging Female Reproductive System / Jan Dodge Dougherty and Patricia Knutesen -- Sect. III. Multisystem Alterations. Ch. 20. Immobility and Activity Intolerance in Older Adults / Kathryn A. Blair. Ch. 21. Assessment and Prevention of Falls / Joanne M. Miller. Ch. 22. Pain Management in Older Adults / Lora McGuire. Ch. 23. Cancer in Older Adults / Linda Sarna. Ch. 24. HIV Disease in Older Adults / Demetrius Porche -- Sect. IV. Individual and Family Psychodynamics. Ch. 25. Developmental Tasks and Development in the Later Years of Life / Cathy S. Heriot. Ch. 26. Family Dynamics / Barbara K. Haight, Kelly H. Leech and Joelle A. Graham. Ch. 27. Elder Mistreatment / Terry Fulmer. Ch. 28. Depression and Suicide / Kathleen C. Buckwalter. Ch. 29. Spirituality in Older Adults / Helen L. Halstead. Ch. 30. Sexuality and Aging / Beverly K. Johnson. Ch. 31. Alcohol Problems in Older Adults / Beverley E. Holland. Ch. 32. Homeless Older Adults / Shirley Damrosch and Judith A. Strasser. Ch. 33. Death and Dying / Donna Angelucci and Molly Lawrence -- Sect. V. Alterations in Mental Processing. Ch. 34. Sleep Disturbances / Rose Therese Bahr. Ch. 35. Acute Confusion / Mickey Stanley. Ch. 36. Dementia in Older Adults / Christine R. Kovach and Sarah A. Wilson -- Sect. VI. Epilogue. Ch. 37. The Future of Gerontological Nursing / Mickey Stanley |
Notes |
"A health promotion/protection approach" -- cover |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Geriatric nursing.
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Nursing Assessment.
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Nursing Assessment.
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Author |
Beare, Patricia Gauntlett.
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Stanley, Mickey.
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LC no. |
98045217 |
ISBN |
080360369X |
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