GERIATRIC NURSING &amp; HEALTHY AGING provides thorough coverage and understanding of promoting healthy aging when caring for older adults. It covers the relationship between the student and the elder with respect to care; basic skills for promoting a healthy lifestyle; dealing with families in the home and in the hospital; common chronic conditions in the older adult; and strategies to deal with crises common to the older adult.

Geriatric Nursing & Healthy Aging

Medical Books

Ebersole RN PhD FAAN, Priscilla

Hess PhD APRN BC NAP, Patricia

Ebersole, Priscilla

Touhy DNP CNS DPNAP, Theris A.

Jett PhD GNP-BC, Kathleen F

Hess, Patricia

Nursing

Mosby

As the most comprehensive resource on health promotion and maintenance for older adults and their families and caregivers, Toward Healthy Aging, 7th Edition includes the most current information you need to provide effective holistic care, promote healthy lifestyle choices, and address end-of-life issues. Grounded in the core competencies recommended by the AACN in collaboration with the Hartfound Institute for Geriatric Nursing and using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, this book includes complete coverage of both common and uncommon conditions in the older adult. Towards Healthy Aging also highlights key aging issues with sections devoted to basic physiologic needs, safety and security, the need to belong, self-esteem, and self-actualization.
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<li>A strong focus on health and wellness emphasizes a positive approach to aging.</li>
<li>Disease processes are discussed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support, and responsibilities.</li>
<li>Careful attention to age, cultural, and gender differences are integrated throughout to help you remember these important considerations when caring for older adults.</li>
<li>Up-to-date content on AIDS provides important information on addressing this growing concern among older adults.</li>
<li>Consistent chapter is organization with objectives, case studies, critical thinking questions, research, and study questions make information easy to find and use.</li>
<li>Assessment guidelines are incorporated throughout in helpful tables, boxes, and forms for quick access.</li>
<li>Case studies at the end of most chapters explore realistic patient care scenarios to help you expand your knowledge and understanding.</li>
<li>Resource lists and appendices provide opportunities for further research and study.</li>
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<li>With over 200 illustrations, the full-color design is engaging and easy to read.</li>
<li>Healthy People 2010 boxes address healthy aging considerations.</li>
<li>Evidence-Based Practice boxes help you incorporate the latest research findings into practice and advise you on how to avoid potentially harmful practices.</li>
<li>A Nutritional Needs chapter includes the most current nutritional guidelines for older adults to help you better address patients' nutritional needs.</li>
<li>Includes the latest scales and guidelines for assessing the gerontologic patient in the Health Assessment in Gerontological Nursing chapter.</li>
<li>Expanded coverage of end-of-life issues helps you meet the needs of older adults and their families and caregivers during this difficult transition.</li>
<li>Economics of aging discussions help you better understand the financial challenges your patients may face.</li>
<li>The latest pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain management information helps you reduce pain and discomfort for your patients and helps you provide more effective care.</li>
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Toward Healthy Aging: Human Needs and Nursing Response

Luggen PhD RN GNP-CS CNAA, Ann Schmidt

Jett PhD GNP-BC DPNAP, Kathleen F

This money-saving package is a must-have for nursing students! It includes Ebersole's Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging 2nd edition text and an electronic version of the textbook that allows students to search, highlight information, take notes, share notes and more. This package makes it simple for students to make the most of their study time and get more use out of their textbooks!

Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging - Text and E-Book Package

TOWARD HEALTHY AGING is based on Maslow's conceptual framework of human needs from the basic to the transcendental. With a focus on wellness and healthy aging, this fifth edition emphasizes the individuality of the aged and the humanistic and spiritual potential for further development in late life. Disease processes are discussed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support and responsibilities. The text is organized from the basic to the complex in terms of understanding the aged and their needs. Extensive current references, nursing care plans, case studies, student activities, research questions, resources, and appendixes are included in each chapter. * Focuses on health and wellness to establish a positive perspective to aging. * Discusses disease processes in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support and responsibilities to help the reader gain an understanding of their client's experience. * Integrates considerations for age, cultural, and gender differences throughout to help the nurse understand these important aspects of caring for older adults. * Provides a consistent chapter organization including objectives, nursing care plans, research questions, and study questions/activities to make information easy to find and use. * Includes case studies at end of every chapter to expand student knowledge and understanding. * Features a separate chapter on laboratory values including comparisons and implications for the aged. * Integrates federal guidelines for Healthy People 2000 that reflect current practice about healthy aging considerations. * Includes appendices and resource lists to assist the student in further exploration of material.

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