Nursing for wellness in older adults. / Carol A. Miller.
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TextPublisher: Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011Edition: 6th edDescription: xxix, 603 p. : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781605477770 (hardback : alkaline paper)Subject(s): Geriatric nursing | Geriatric Nursing | Aged -- psychology | Health Promotion | Nursing TheoryDDC classification: 618.97/0231 LOC classification: RC954.M55 | Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA KUMASI LIBRARY nursing | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA KUMASI LIBRARY | RC954.M55(6e) (Browse shelf) | Available | KSN/1120/067/23 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Seeing older adults through the eyes of wellness -- Addressing diversity of older adults -- Applying a nursing model for promoting wellness in older adults -- Theoretical perspectives on aging well -- Gerontological nursing and health promotion -- Diverse health care settings for older adults -- Assessment of health and functioning -- Medications and other bioactive substances -- Legal and ethical concerns -- Elder abuse and neglect -- Cognitive function -- Psychosocial function -- Psychosocial assessment -- Impaired cognitive function: delirium and dementia -- Impaired affective function: depression -- Hearing -- Vision -- Digestion and nutrition -- Urinary function -- Cardiovascular function -- Respiratory function -- Mobility and safety -- Integument -- Sleep and rest -- Thermoregulation -- Sexual function -- Caring for older adults during illness -- Caring for older adults experiencing pain -- Caring for older adults at the end of life --
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