Ebersole & Hess' toward healthy aging : human needs & nursing response /: human needs & nursing response. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Ebersole and Hess' toward healthy aging; Toward healthy aging
• Uniform Title: Toward healthy aging.
• Further Information: Note: Theris A. Touhy, Kathleen Jett.
• Other Names: Touhy, Theris A; Jett, Kathleen Freudenberger; Ebersole, Priscilla; Hess, Patricia A, 1938-
• Contents: Foundations of Healthy Aging. Gerontological nursing and an aging society -- Health and wellness -- Theories of aging -- Physiological changes -- Culture, gender, and aging -- Communicating with older adults -- Foundations of Caring. Health assessment -- Laboratory values and diagnostics -- Geropharmacology -- The use of herbs and supplements -- Wellness and Function. Elimination, sleep, skin, and foot care -- Mobility -- Environmental safety and security -- Nutrition and hydration -- Wellness and Chronic Illness. Chronic conditions -- Care across the continuum -- Pain and comfort -- Mental health -- Cognitive impairment -- Healthy Aging for Elders and their Families. Economic, legal, and ethical issues -- Intimacy and sexuality -- Relationships, roles, and transitions -- Loss, death, and palliative care -- Self-actualization, spirituality, and transcendence.
• Edition: Eighth edition
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Mo : Elsevier/Mosby
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 500 pages), illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
• Subjects: 618.97/0231; Geriatric nursing; Aging; Older people -- Health and hygiene; Geriatric Nursing; Aging; Health Promotion; Aged; Aging; Geriatric nursing; Older people -- Health and hygiene; Äldrevård; Åldrandet; Gerontologi; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323095396; 0323095399; 9780323266246
• Related ISBNs: 032326624X; 9780323073165; 0323073166
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.