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Gerontology nursing case studies : 100 narratives for learning / Donna J. Bowles.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Springer Pub. Co. [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: xix, 228 p. ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780826108333 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 618.970231 22
LOC classification:
  • RC954 .B69 2011
Contents:
Political, ethical, and legal issues of older adults -- Loss and end-of-life issues -- Mistreatment of older adults -- Depression, addiction, and suicide -- Individual and family dynamics -- The aging sensory system -- Integumentary disorders and infectious disease of the elderly -- The aging musculoskeletal system -- The aging neurological system -- The aging cardiovascular system -- The aging pulmonary system -- The aging endocrine system -- The aging genitourinary system -- Nutrition and the aging gastrointestinal system -- Cancer in the older adult -- Cognitive impairment in the older adult -- Cultural diversity -- Pain management in the older adult -- Sleep disturbances in the older adult.
Summary: This resource presents 100 case studies that focus on the aging adult to guide nursing students in gerontology through the development of appropriate nursing interventions & the evaluation of treatment outcomes.
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Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Political, ethical, and legal issues of older adults -- Loss and end-of-life issues -- Mistreatment of older adults -- Depression, addiction, and suicide -- Individual and family dynamics -- The aging sensory system -- Integumentary disorders and infectious disease of the elderly -- The aging musculoskeletal system -- The aging neurological system -- The aging cardiovascular system -- The aging pulmonary system -- The aging endocrine system -- The aging genitourinary system -- Nutrition and the aging gastrointestinal system -- Cancer in the older adult -- Cognitive impairment in the older adult -- Cultural diversity -- Pain management in the older adult -- Sleep disturbances in the older adult.

This resource presents 100 case studies that focus on the aging adult to guide nursing students in gerontology through the development of appropriate nursing interventions & the evaluation of treatment outcomes.

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