Nursing for wellness in older adults : theory and practice / Carol A. Miller.

By: Miller, Carol AContributor(s): Miller, Carol A. Nursing care of older adultsMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2004Edition: 4th edDescription: xxi, 666 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN: 0781738083 (hc : alk. paper)Subject(s): Geriatric nursingLOC classification: RC954.M55 | 2004
Contents:
Content:The continuum of older adulthood -- Older adults in families, communities and the world -- The phenomenon of aging -- Gerontological nursing and health promotion -- Gerontological nursing and the continuum of care for older adults -- Legal and ethical concerns -- Cognitive function -- Psychosocial function -- Communication and transcultural nursing care -- Psychosocial assessment -- Overall functional assessment -- Hearing -- Vision -- Digestion and nutrition -- Urinary function -- Cardiovascular function -- Respiratory function -- Mobility and safety -- Sleep and rest -- Thermoregulation -- Sexual function -- Medications and the older adults -- Impaired cognitive function: delirium and dementia -- Impaired affective function: depression -- Elder abuse and neglect
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Revision of: Nursing care of older adults. 3rd ed. c1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content:The continuum of older adulthood -- Older adults in families, communities and the world -- The phenomenon of aging -- Gerontological nursing and health promotion -- Gerontological nursing and the continuum of care for older adults -- Legal and ethical concerns -- Cognitive function -- Psychosocial function -- Communication and transcultural nursing care -- Psychosocial assessment -- Overall functional assessment -- Hearing -- Vision -- Digestion and nutrition -- Urinary function -- Cardiovascular function -- Respiratory function -- Mobility and safety -- Sleep and rest -- Thermoregulation -- Sexual function -- Medications and the older adults -- Impaired cognitive function: delirium and dementia -- Impaired affective function: depression -- Elder abuse and neglect

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