Ebersole and Hess' gerontological nursing & healthy aging. ([2012])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Gerontological nursing and healthy aging
• Further Information: Note: Theris A. Touhy [and others].
• Other Names: Touhy, Theris A
• Contents: Section 1: Foundations of Healthy Aging -- Ch 1: Introduction to Healthy Aging -- Ch 2: Gerontological Nursing History, Education, and Roles -- Ch 3: Communicating with Elders -- Ch 4: Culture and Aging -- Ch 5: Documentation for Optimal Care -- Section 2: Changes of Aging -- Ch 6: Theories and Physical Changes of Aging -- Ch 7: Social, Psychological, Spiritual, and Cognitive Aspects of Aging -- Ch 8: Nutritional Needs -- Ch 9: Fluids and Continence -- Ch 10: Rest, Sleep, and Activity -- Ch 11: Promoting Healthy Skin and Feet -- Ch 12: Maintaining Mobility and Environmental Safety -- Ch 13: Assessment Tools in Gerontological Nursing -- Ch 14: Safe Medication Use for Older Adults -- Section 3: Coping with Chronic Disorders in Late Life -- Ch 15: Living with Chronic Illness -- Ch 16: Pain and Comfort -- Ch 17: Diabetes Mellitus -- Ch 18: Bone and Joint Problems -- Ch 19: Diseases Affecting Vision and Hearing -- Ch 20: Cardiac and Respiratory Disorders -- Ch 21: Cognitive Impairment -- Section 4: Caring for Elders and their Caregivers -- Ch 22: Economic and Legal Issues -- Ch 23: Relationships, Roles, and Transitions -- Ch 24: Mental Health and Wellness in Late Life -- Ch 25: Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death in Late Life -- Ch 26: Care Across the Continuum.
• Publisher Details: Toronto : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 508 pages), illustrations (some color), forms
• Subjects: 618.97/0231; Geriatric nursing; Aging; Older people -- Health and hygiene; Geriatric nursing -- Textbooks; Soins infirmiers en gériatrie; Vieillissement; Personnes âgées -- Santé et hygiène; Soins infirmiers en gériatrie -- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur; Aging; Geriatric nursing; Older people -- Health and hygiene; MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics; Textbooks; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781771720298; 1771720298
• Related ISBNs: 9781926648231; 1926648234
• 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.