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Basic geriatric nursing / Patricia A. Williams.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier [2016]Edition: Sixth editionDescription: xvi, 379 p; illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780323187749 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 618.970231 23
LOC classification:
  • RC954
NLM classification:
  • WY 152
Contents:
Trends and issues -- Theories of aging -- Physiologic changes -- Health promotion, health maintenance, and home health considerations -- Communicating with older adults -- Maintaining fluid balance and meeting nutritional needs -- Medications and older adults -- Health assessment for older adults -- Meeting safety needs of older adults -- Cognition and perception -- Self-perception and self-concept -- Roles and relationships -- Coping and stress -- Values and beliefs -- End-of-life care -- Sexuality and aging -- Care of aging skin and mucous membranes -- Elimination -- Activity and exercise -- Sleep and rest.
Summary: This text presents the theories and concepts of ageing, the physiological and psychosocial changes and problems associated with the process, and appropriate nursing interventions. This edition includes expanded content on delegation, leadership, and management, ethical and legal issues.
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Previous edition: published as by Gloria Hoffman Wold. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2012.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Trends and issues -- Theories of aging -- Physiologic changes -- Health promotion, health maintenance, and home health considerations -- Communicating with older adults -- Maintaining fluid balance and meeting nutritional needs -- Medications and older adults -- Health assessment for older adults -- Meeting safety needs of older adults -- Cognition and perception -- Self-perception and self-concept -- Roles and relationships -- Coping and stress -- Values and beliefs -- End-of-life care -- Sexuality and aging -- Care of aging skin and mucous membranes -- Elimination -- Activity and exercise -- Sleep and rest.

This text presents the theories and concepts of ageing, the physiological and psychosocial changes and problems associated with the process, and appropriate nursing interventions. This edition includes expanded content on delegation, leadership, and management, ethical and legal issues.

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