Gerontological Nursing: Promoting Successful Aging with Older Adults / Edition 3

by Mickey Stanley RN, PhD, CS, CCRN, Patricia Gauntlett Beare RN, PhD

Overview

Retaining its practical, clinically oriented approach, the 3rd edition covers a wide range of topics and issues necessary to deal with the older patient, in a succinct format that can be used in a variety of courses covering gerontological nursing. The book introduces the concept of "successful aging" –– the ability to maintain a low risk of disease and disease-related disability, high mental and physical function, and an active engagement in life. Successful aging, the use of the classifications of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, and the concept of health promotion are the organizing frameworks for such pertinent topics as end-of-life and palliative care, dementia care, and new care delivery options.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803611658
Publisher:	F.A. Davis Company
Publication date:	09/09/2004
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	387
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.50(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction to Health Promotion and Protection in the Care of Older Adults 1. Promoting Health through Public Policy and Standards of Care 2. Theories of Aging 3. Mental Health Wellness 4. Cultural Dimensions 5. Legal Issues Affecting Older Adults 6. Ethical Issues 7. Health Teaching and Compliance 8. Pharmacology and Older Adults 9. Settings of Care Section 2: Health Protection from a Body Systems Approach 10. Normal Aging and Physical Assessment 11. The Aging Sensory System 12. The Aging Integumentary System 13. The Aging Musculoskeletal System 14. The Aging Neurological System 15. The Aging Cardiovascular System 16. The Aging Pulmonary System 17. The Aging Endocrine System 18. The Aging Genitourinary System 19. The Aging Gastrointestinal System and Nutrition Section 3: Multisystem Alterations 20. Immobility and Activity Intolerance in Older Adults 21. Assessment and Prevention of Falls 22. Pain Management in Older Adults 23. Cancer in Older Adults 24. HIV Disease in Older Adults Section 4: Individual and Family Psychodynamics 25. Developmental Tasks and Development in Later Years of Life 26. Family Dynamics 27. Elder Mistreatment 28. Depression, Alcoholism, and Suicide 29. Spirituality in Older Adults 30. Sexuality in Older Adults 31. End-of-life and Palliative Care Section 5: Alterations in Mental Processing 32. Sleep Disturbances 33. Acute Confusion 34. Dementia in Older Adults Section 6: Epilogue 35. Future of Gerontological Nursing