Ebersole and Hess' gerontological nursing & healthy aging.

Summary: Learn a positive, uniquely Canadian approach to older adult care. Canada's rapidly aging population will place an unprecedented burden on the health care system and on tomorrow's nurses. It is critical that health care professionals be properly equipped to address the needs and comfort of their older adult patients and clients. Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging, First Canadian Edition includes statistics, legislation, practice guidelines, standards of care, and examples relevant to Canadian practice. Chronic disorders are presented in the framework of health promotion and illness prevention.

Record details

ISBN: 9781926648231
ISBN: 1926648234
Physical Description: print
508 p.
Edition: 1st Canadian ed.
Publisher: Toronto, ON : Elsevier,

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

SECTION 1. Foundations of Healthy Aging -- 1. Introduction to Healthy Aging -- 2. Gerontological Nursing History, Education and Roles -- 3. Communicating With Older Adults -- 4. Culture, Ethnicity, and Aging -- 5. Nursing Documentation for Optimal Care -- SECTION II. Changes of Aging -- 6. Biological Theories of Aging and Physical Changes -- 7. Social, Psychological, Spiritual, and Cognitive Aspects of Aging -- 8. Nutrition Needs -- 9. Hydration and Continence -- 10. Rest, Sleep, and Activity -- 11. Promoting Healthy Skin and Feet -- 12. Maintaining Mobility and Enviormental Saftey -- 13. Assesment Tools in Geroniological Nursing -- 14. Safe Medication Use for Older Adults -- SECTION III. Coping With Chronic Illness In Later Life -- 15. Living With Chronic Illness -- 16. Pain and Comfort -- 17. Diabetes Mellitus -- 18. Bone and Joint Health -- 19. Visual and Auditory Changes -- 20. Cardiovascuar and Respiratory Changes -- 21. Cognitive Impairment -- SECTION IV. Caring for Older Adults and Their Caregivers -- 22. Economic and Legal Issues -- 23. Relationships, Roles, and Transitions -- 24. Mental Health and Wellness in Later Life -- 25. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death in Later Life -- 26. Care Across the Continuum -- Index.