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Gerontological nursing / Charlotte Eliopoulos.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.Edition: 6th edDescription: xix, 601 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780781744287
  • 0781744288
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.970231 22
NLM classification:
  • 2004 K-506
  • WY 152
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Contents:
Living in harmony with chronic conditions -- Rehabilitative care -- Acute care -- Nursing in long-term care facilities -- Family caregiving -- End of life care -- Challenges of the future.
The aging population -- Theories of aging -- Diversity -- Life transitions and story -- Common aging changes -- The specialty of gerontological nursing -- Holistic model for gerontological care -- Legal aspects of gerontological nursing -- Ethics of caring -- Gerontological nursing practice settings -- Self-care for the gerontological nurse -- Connecting with self -- Connecting with others -- Spirituality -- Respiration and circulation -- Nutrition and hydration -- Elimination -- Movement -- Rest -- Comfort -- Immunity -- Risk reduction -- Infections -- Cardiovascular conditions -- Respiratory conditions -- Gastrointestinal conditions -- Musculoskeletal conditions -- Genitourinary conditions -- Neurologic conditions -- Sensory deficits -- Dermatologic conditions -- Metabolic and endocrine conditions -- Cancer -- Conditions affecting mood and cognition -- Safe medication use --
Summary: Charlotte Eliopoulos introduces a 'Life Effectiveness and Enrichment' model as the organizing framework of this student text, changing the focus from the nurse-centred approach used in earlier editions, to a patient-centred approach. The CD-ROM offers NCLEX questions, care plans & much else.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Living in harmony with chronic conditions -- Rehabilitative care -- Acute care -- Nursing in long-term care facilities -- Family caregiving -- End of life care -- Challenges of the future.

The aging population -- Theories of aging -- Diversity -- Life transitions and story -- Common aging changes -- The specialty of gerontological nursing -- Holistic model for gerontological care -- Legal aspects of gerontological nursing -- Ethics of caring -- Gerontological nursing practice settings -- Self-care for the gerontological nurse -- Connecting with self -- Connecting with others -- Spirituality -- Respiration and circulation -- Nutrition and hydration -- Elimination -- Movement -- Rest -- Comfort -- Immunity -- Risk reduction -- Infections -- Cardiovascular conditions -- Respiratory conditions -- Gastrointestinal conditions -- Musculoskeletal conditions -- Genitourinary conditions -- Neurologic conditions -- Sensory deficits -- Dermatologic conditions -- Metabolic and endocrine conditions -- Cancer -- Conditions affecting mood and cognition -- Safe medication use --

Charlotte Eliopoulos introduces a 'Life Effectiveness and Enrichment' model as the organizing framework of this student text, changing the focus from the nurse-centred approach used in earlier editions, to a patient-centred approach. The CD-ROM offers NCLEX questions, care plans & much else.

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