Toward Healthy Aging: Human Needs and Nursing Response

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.