Nursing for wellness in older adults

Miller, Carol A. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0781771757 (pbk)
ISBN: 9780781771757
Physical Description: print
xxix, 624 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Seeing older adults through the eyes of wellness -- Applying a nursing model for promoting wellness in older adults -- Theoretical perspectives on aging well -- Perspectives on culture and diversity of older adults -- 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.