Main description:

With a strong focus on health and wellness, this gerontological nursing text offers you a holistic perspective to caring for older adults. Designed to facilitate the healthiest adaptation possible, this text identifies potential problems that may occur and the means to address complications, alleviate discomfort, and help older adults lead healthy lives. Disease processes are discussed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support, and nursing responsibilities to help you gain an understanding of your clients' experience.

Contents:

Part 1: Foundations of Healthy Aging

1. Introduction to healthy aging
2. Gerontological nursing history, education, and roles
3. Care across the continuum
4. Culture and aging
5. Theories of aging and physical changes
6. Social, psychological, spiritual, and cognitive aspects of aging

Part 2: Fundamentals of caring

7. Assessment and documentation for optimal care
8. Safe medication use
9. Nutrition and Hydration
10. Elimination
11. Rest, sleep, and activity
12. Promoting healthy skin and feet
13. Promoting safety

Part 3: Coping with chronic disorders in late life

14. Living with chronic illness
15. Pain and comfort
16. Diseases affecting vision and hearing
17. Metabolic disorders
18. Bone and joint problems
19. Cardiac and respiratory disorders
20. Neurological disorders
21. Cognitive impairment
22. Mental health

Part 4: Caring for elders and their caregivers

23. Economic and legal issues
24. Relationships, roles, and transitions
25. Loss, death, and palliative care