Gain the nursing skills you need to provide wellness-based care for older adults! Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition uses a holistic approach to describe compassionate care along a continuum of wellness. Designed to promote healthy aging regardless of the patient’s situation or disorder, this text provides best-practice guidelines in covering physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cognitive health. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies, updates on measuring clinical judgment, expanded coverage of core competencies, and more. Written by gerontological nursing experts Theris Touhy and Kathleen Jett, this concise text provides a solid foundation in every aspect of healthy aging.
1. Chapter 02 Introduction to Healthy Aging - p. 13 2. Chapter 03 Making Clinical Judgments in the Cross-Cultural Setting With Older Adults - p. 21 3. Chapter 4 Biological Theories and Age-Related Cues - p. 32 4. Chapter 5 Clinical Judgment to Promote Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cognitive Health - p. 50 5. Chapter 6 Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care - p. 66 6. Chapter 7 Economic and Legal Issues Affecting Clinical Judgment - p. 81 7. Chapter 08 Recognizing and Analyzing Cues in Gerontological Nursing - p. 94 8. Chapter 09 Clinical Judgment to Promote Safe Medication Use - p. 112 9. Chapter 10 Clinical Judgment to Promote Nutritional Health - p. 132 10. Chapter 11 Clinical Judgment to Promote Hydration and Oral Health - p. 148 11. Chapter 12 Clinical Judgment to Promote Bladder and Bowel Health - p. 158 12. Chapter 13 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Rest, Sleep, and Activity - p. 175 13. Chapter 14 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Skin - p. 190 14. Chapter 15 Clinical Judgment to Reduce Fall Risk and Injuries - p. 209 15. Chapter 16 Clinical Judgment to Promote Safe Environments - p. 226 16. Chapter 17 Living With Chronic Illness - p. 238 17. Chapter 18 Clinical Judgment to Promote Relief From Pain - p. 246 18. Chapter 19 Clinical Judgment to Enhance Hearing and Vision - p. 260 19. Chapter 20 Metabolic Disorders - p. 279 20. Chapter 21 Bone and Joint Problems - p. 290 21. Chapter 22 Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders - p. 300 22. Chapter 23 Neurological Disorders - p. 312 23. Chapter 24 Clinical Judgment to Promote Mental Health - p. 324 24. Chapter 25 Clinical Judgment in Care of Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders - p. 350 25. Chapter 26 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Relationships, Roles, and Transitions - p. 374 26. Chapter 27 Clinical Judgment to Promote Caregiver Health - p. 399 27. Chapter 28 Loss, Death, and Palliative Care - p. 413 28. Index - p. 431 29. Index - Continued - p. 444
Gain the nursing skills you need to provide wellness-based care for older adults! Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition uses a holistic approach to describe compassionate care along a continuum of wellness. Designed to promote healthy aging regardless of the patient’s situation or disorder, this text provides best-practice guidelines in covering physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cognitive health. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies, updates on measuring clinical judgment, expanded coverage of core competencies, and more. Written by gerontological nursing experts Theris Touhy and Kathleen Jett, this concise text provides a solid foundation in every aspect of healthy aging.
1. Chapter 02 Introduction to Healthy Aging - p. 13 2. Chapter 03 Making Clinical Judgments in the Cross-Cultural Setting With Older Adults - p. 21 3. Chapter 4 Biological Theories and Age-Related Cues - p. 32 4. Chapter 5 Clinical Judgment to Promote Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cognitive Health - p. 50 5. Chapter 6 Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care - p. 66 6. Chapter 7 Economic and Legal Issues Affecting Clinical Judgment - p. 81 7. Chapter 08 Recognizing and Analyzing Cues in Gerontological Nursing - p. 94 8. Chapter 09 Clinical Judgment to Promote Safe Medication Use - p. 112 9. Chapter 10 Clinical Judgment to Promote Nutritional Health - p. 132 10. Chapter 11 Clinical Judgment to Promote Hydration and Oral Health - p. 148 11. Chapter 12 Clinical Judgment to Promote Bladder and Bowel Health - p. 158 12. Chapter 13 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Rest, Sleep, and Activity - p. 175 13. Chapter 14 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Skin - p. 190 14. Chapter 15 Clinical Judgment to Reduce Fall Risk and Injuries - p. 209 15. Chapter 16 Clinical Judgment to Promote Safe Environments - p. 226 16. Chapter 17 Living With Chronic Illness - p. 238 17. Chapter 18 Clinical Judgment to Promote Relief From Pain - p. 246 18. Chapter 19 Clinical Judgment to Enhance Hearing and Vision - p. 260 19. Chapter 20 Metabolic Disorders - p. 279 20. Chapter 21 Bone and Joint Problems - p. 290 21. Chapter 22 Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders - p. 300 22. Chapter 23 Neurological Disorders - p. 312 23. Chapter 24 Clinical Judgment to Promote Mental Health - p. 324 24. Chapter 25 Clinical Judgment in Care of Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders - p. 350 25. Chapter 26 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Relationships, Roles, and Transitions - p. 374 26. Chapter 27 Clinical Judgment to Promote Caregiver Health - p. 399 27. Chapter 28 Loss, Death, and Palliative Care - p. 413 28. Index - p. 431 29. Index - Continued - p. 444
