Geriatric Nursing Research Digest

This is a key resource for evidence-based nursing care of the elderly. Written by leading experts in the forefront of the field, each entry describes the most significant research in a selected area and illumin ates the relevance of this research to clinical practice. Among the to pics covered readers will find articles on health promotion and risk r eduction, normalcy throughout the life span, issues in environments of care, geriatric emotional health, pathological conditions of aging, a nd neurobehavioral and cognitive changes of aging. Completed by over e ighty pages of references, this is a particularly useful resource for clinicians, educators, and students.