Ebersole and Hess' gerontological nursing & healthy aging / Theris A. Touhy, Kathleen F. Jett.
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford : Mosby 2013Edition: 4th edDescription: xiii, 436 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780323096065 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Gerontological nursing & healthy aging
- 618.970231 23
- RC954 .G455 2014
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Previous edition: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to healthy aging -- Gerontological nursing history, education, and roles -- Care across the continuum -- Culture and aging -- Theories of aging and physical changes -- Social, psychological, spiritual, and cognitive aspects of aging -- Assessment and documentation for optimal care -- Safe medication use -- Nutrition and hydration -- Elimination -- Rest, sleep, and activity -- Promoting healthy skin and feet -- Promoting safety -- Living with chronic illness -- Pain and comfort -- Diseases affecting vision and hearing -- Metabolic disorders -- Bone and joint problems -- Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders -- Neurological disorders -- Cognitive impairment -- Mental health -- Economic and legal issues -- Relationships, roles, and transitions -- Loss, death, and palliative care.
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