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Geriatric Nursing : Care of the Older Adult

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ISBN-10: 0397548400

ISBN-13: 9780397548408

Edition: 3rd (Revised)

Authors: Joan M. Birchenall, Mary Eileen Streight

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List price: $24.95
Edition: 3rd
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Preface
The Aging Populationp. 1
Developmental Tasks of Older Adultsp. 11
The Community and the Older Adultp. 35
The Aging Process and How to Cope with Itp. 49
Illness in the Later Yearsp. 77
Restorative Nursingp. 105
Drug Therapy in the Older Adultp. 147
Activities of Daily Livingp. 169
Restorative Nursing of Patients with Diseases of the Skeletomuscular Systemp. 199
Restorative Nursing of Patients with Diseases of the Nervous Systemp. 237
Restorative Nursing of Patients with Diseases of the Circulatory and Respiratory Systemsp. 287
Restorative Nursing of Patients with Cancerp. 329
Death and Dyingp. 355
Looking Aheadp. 369
Bibliographyp. 379
Appendix A: Service Agenciesp. 383
Appendix B: Major Categories of Drugs Used by Older Adultsp. 387
Indexp. 399
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