Perspectives on Gerontological Nursing

Name: Perspectives on Gerontological Nursing
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ISBN: 9780608042978

ISBN-10: 0608042978

ISBN-13: 9780608042978

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Elizabeth M. Baines

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Written by experts involved in the health care of older adults, this volume addresses both illness care and wellness as necessary components of gerontological nursing. It includes chapters on social problems in ageing, cross-national trends in health care of the aged, nutrition, physiological and psychological illnesses, rehabilitation, ethical, legal and policy issues that affect health care for older adults and the role of the gerontological nurse.

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List price: $133.30
Publisher: Books on Demand
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 430
Language: English

Foreword
The Promotion of Healthful Aging and the Role of the Gerontological Nurse
Introduction to Gerontological Nursing Historical and Futuristic Perspectives on Aging and the Gerontological Nurse
Building Theory for Gerontological Research
Developmental Perspectives on Aging Wellness and Aging
Walker Sleep in Old Age
Sexuality in Aging
Leisure in Later Life
Health Education of the Older Client
Multiple Meanings of Death for Older Adults
Sociocultural Perspectives Affecting the Nursing Care of Older Adults Public Policy Impacting on Nursing Care of Older Adults
Economics of Aging
Living Environments of Older Adults
Social Problems in Aging
Cultural Diversity Among Older Americans
Cross-National Trends in the Health-care of the Aged
The Maintenance, Treatment and Restorative Nursing Care of Older Adults Who Have Actual or Potential Health Care Problems
Illness in Aging and Gerontological Nursing Conceptualizaton of Chronicity in Aging
Physiological Illness in Aging
Psychological Illness in Aging
Haight Nutrition and Aging
Alterations in Elimination
Urinary Incontinence Rehabilitation of Older Adults
Selected Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging
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