Gerontological nursing

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This is a comprehensive, research-based, and up-to-date guide to nursing care for older adults in all settings. It brings together essential information about normal and pathological changes associated with aging; healthy aging; common diseases of aging; and key psychosocial, cultural, and public health issues. Reflecting today's emphasis on evidence-based practice and appropriate delivery of scarce healthcare resources, this text presents new best practices and QSEN standards throughout, promoting more effective assessment, diagnosis, planning, and outcome evaluation. The text's multidisciplinary approaches help nurses add life to years, not just extend life. Its coverage of acute and chronic diseases includes nursing implications, atypical presentation, functional implications, pharmacology, evaluation, etiology, risk factors, and complications; the text also includes a full chapter on multisystem diseases. This book supports safe, effective, and appropriate practice in the home, hospitals, long-term care, and hospice setting. Contents: Principles of gerontology Contemporary gerontological nursing Principles of geriatrics Cultural diversity Nutrition and aging Pharmacology and older adults Psychological and cognitive function Sleep and the older adult Pain management Violence and elder mistreatment Care at the end of life The integument The mouth and oral cavity Sensation : hearing, vision, taste, touch, and smell The cardiovascular system The respiratory system The genitourinary and renal systems The musculoskeletal system The endocrine system The gastrointestinal system The hematologic system The neurologic system The immune system Caring for frail elders with comorbidities

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