Gerontological nursing & healthy aging / Priscilla Ebersole ... [et al.].
Contributor(s): Ebersole, Priscilla
| Ebersole, Priscilla. Geriatric nursing and healthy aging.
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BookPublisher: St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier Mosby, c2005Edition: 2nd ed.Description: ix, 596 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 032303165X; 9780323031653.Other title: Gerontological nursing and healthy aging.Subject(s): Geriatric nursing | Aging | Older people -- Health and hygiene | Health and WellbeingDDC classification: 618.97 GER Summary: This text approaches the care of older adults with a special focus on health and wellness. It helps you grasp the many needs of elderly patients so you can provide the best care, based on a framework of prevention and health promotion.
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Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging provides thorough coverage of promoting healthy aging when caring for older adults. The intent throughout the book is to facilitate the healthiest adaptation possible for any older adult, regardless of the situation and disease process. The majority of the book is devoted to discussing the significant problems that may occur and methods that nurses may use to make these problems more bearable, to solve some, and to help the elder find the best possible resolution towards healthy aging. Incorporates healthy aging strategies to maximize the healthiest behaviors of clients/patients with dementia and their caregivers. Disease processes are discussed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support & responsibilities to help the reader gain an understanding of their client's experience. Focus on health and wellness establishes a positive perspective to aging. Careful attention to age, cultural, and gender differences are integrated throughout to help the nurse understand these important considerations in caring for older adults. Each chapter provides a consistent organization including learning objectives, research & study questions/activities. Assessment guidelines are incorporated throughout as tables, boxes, and forms to provide useful tools for practice. Activities and discussion questions at the end of every chapter provide situations to expand student knowledge and understanding. Appendices and resource lists assist in further exploration of material. Text correlates with federal guidelines for Healthy People 2010 to assist the student in integrating knowledge about healthy aging considerations. Expanded content on pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain management in Chapter 15 and integrated within appropriate content sections. Completely revised Culture and Aging chapter includes discussions of health disparities and working with interpreters to help identify nursing care interventions appropriate for ethnic elders. New author team with Theris Touhy and Kathleen Jett adds a wealth of experience related to gerontological nursing education and research.
Rev. ed. of: Geriatric nursing and healthy aging / Priscilla Ebersole. 1st ed. 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text approaches the care of older adults with a special focus on health and wellness. It helps you grasp the many needs of elderly patients so you can provide the best care, based on a framework of prevention and health promotion.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Introduction to Healthy Aging (p. 1)
- Section I Communication
- 2 Gerontological Nursing History, Education, and Roles (p. 12)
- 3 Communicating with Elders (p. 27)
- 4 Culture and Aging (p. 47)
- 5 Developing the Life History (p. 61)
- 6 Communication Through Documentation (p. 73)
- Section II Changes of Aging
- 7 Physical Changes of Aging (p. 84)
- 8 Psychological, Cognitive, and Social Aspects of Aging (p. 106)
- 9 Sensory Changes of Aging (p. 134)
- 10 Nutrition and Aging (p. 156)
- 11 Fluids and Continence (p. 186)
- 12 Rest, Sleep, and Activity (p. 209)
- 13 Promoting Healthy Skin and Feet (p. 238)
- 14 Assessment Tools in Gerontological Nursing (p. 266)
- 15 Medication Use and Management (p. 286)
- Section III Coping with Chronic Disorders
- 16 Living with Chronic Illness (p. 323)
- 17 Pain and Comfort (p. 342)
- 18 Diabetes Mellitus in Late Life (p. 368)
- 19 Bone and Joint Problems in the Elderly (p. 381)
- 20 Coping with Cardiac and Respiratory Disorders (p. 393)
- 21 Cognitive Impairment and Older Persons (p. 407)
- 22 Maintaining Mobility and Environmental Safety (p. 437)
- Section IV Caring for Elders and Their Caregivers
- 23 Older Adults and Their Families (p. 458)
- 24 Financing Health Care for Older Adults (p. 481)
- 25 Emotional Health in Late Life (p. 493)
- Section V Continuity in Care
- 26 Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death in Late Life (p. 522)
- 27 Life Space Options for Elders (p. 551)