Nurse's Role in Promoting Optimal Health of Older Adults Thriving in the Wisdom Years

Name: Nurse's Role in Promoting Optimal Health of Older Adults Thriving in the Wisdom Years
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ISBN: 9780803622456

ISBN-10: 0803622457

ISBN-13: 9780803622456

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jean W. Lange

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Why focus on the negative aspects of growing old while most older adults are leading positive, fulfilling, and active lives even while dealing with the changes associated with aging and chronic illnesses?Promote healthy aging; learn what it means to age successfully; and develop the tools and resources that can optimize well-being during the later years in life with the guidance you'll find inside.The author, a nationally recognized expert in the field of gerontology addresses the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of older adults based on a holistic, mid-range nursing theory of successful aging. Contributions from healthcare professionals in exercise physiology, nutrition,…

Book details

List price: $89.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Publication date: 9/2/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English




Thriving in Old Age



What Does It Mean to AgeSuccessfully?



Mid-Range Theory of Successful Aging



Understanding Older Adults: U.S. and Global Perspectives



Opportunities and Challenges of Growing Old



An Evidence-Based Team Approach to Optimal Wellness



Engaging Older Adults as Partners in Their Care



Optimizing Physical Health and Functioning



Health Priorities for the Older Adult



Challenges to Physical Health



Assessing the Older Adult: What's Different?



Staying Physically Fit as We Age



Assistive Technology to Optimize Physical Functioning



Optimizing Rest and Sleep Patterns



Intimacy, Sexuality, and Aging



Healthy Eating



Using Medications Safely and Effectively



Optimizing Economic and Social well-Being



Economic Considerations of Aginj



Living Safely in the Environment



Legal Considerations



Older Adults as Caregivers and Care Recipients



Relating to Older Adults in a Culturally Diverse World



Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults



Optimizing Mental Well-Being and Spiritual Fulfillment



Challenges to Mental Wellness



Spirituality in Aging



Planning for the End of Life



international Perspectives on Aging


Index