Gerontologic Nursing - 9780323031462

This outstanding text provides comprehensive coverage of health promotion and basic and complex gerontologic concepts and issues, as well as the most common medical-surgical problems associated with the older adult. It follows a logical body systems organization and provides streamlined, "need to know" coverage of essential wellness and disorders information.

• Detailed discussions of fundamental aging theories provide a basis for biological and psychosocial aspects of quality nursing care.
  
• Comprehensive assessment guidelines identify what are normal, deviations from normal, and abnormal findings for older adults.
  
• Detailed coverage of pain, infection, cancer, chronic illness, loss, death and dying, and substance abuse clearly explains these complex aspects of aging and their related nursing care.
  
• A separate chapter on Cultural Influences, as well as integrated Cultural Awareness boxes, focus on important cultural issues to consider when caring for aging patients.

• Streamlined content provides essential "need to know" information for promoting wellness and treating common conditions in older adults.
  
• A new chapter on Loss and End-Of-Life Issues focuses on key considerations in caring for the dying client and their family.
  
• Research boxes throughout emphasize the importance of applying research to practice.
  
• Nutritional Considerations boxes emphasize the importance of proper nutrition in care management.
  
• Greater integration of health promotion and disease prevention throughout with the addition of Health Promotion boxes.
  
• Includes the management of conditions affecting multiple body systems where appropriate.
  
• Updated Nursing Care Plans link NANDA nursing diagnoses, NIC priority interventions for specific conditions, and NOC suggested outcomes to guide in providing appropriate care.
  
• Includes natural, alternative, and complementary therapies within care management discussions.