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Gerontology
Nursing forWellness inOlderAdults,SeventhEdition
Carol A.Miller,MSN, RN-BC, AHN-BC
978-1-4511-9083-0 • September2014 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” •656pp. •263Tables
Prepare your students to provide effective, wellness-oriented
nursing care for older adults in any healthcare setting with
Nursing
for Wellness in Older Adults, Seventh Edition
. The book provides
comprehensive, easy-to-understand coverage of the theory and
practice of gerontological nursing, addressing both physiologic and
psychosocial aspectsof aging, aswell as broader issues suchas cultural
competence and legal and ethical concerns. Organized around the
author’s unique Functional Consequences Theory, the book explores
age-related changes aswell as the risk factors that often interferewith
optimal healthand functioning.
Features
•
NEW!
Anonlinemap correlatesAACN/HIGH standards topages in
the text.
•
NEW!QSENexamples
of applicationof knowledge, skills, and
attitudes for careplans relate tounfolding caseexamples in the
text, andanonline
QSENMap
shows howbook content integrates
QSEN concepts.
•
NEW!Caregiverwellnessboxes
show students how toeducate
caregivers in taking careof themselveswhile caring for their
patients. Inaddition,
WellnessOpportunities
are sprinkled
throughout the clinicallyoriented chapters todrawattention to
ways inwhichnurses canpromotewellnessduring theusual course
of their careactivities.
•
Assessment
boxes provide the readerwith specific approaches
for nursingassessment.Commonlyusedassessment tools are
described (and, inmany cases, illustrated).
•
Interventions
boxes provide succinct guides for nursing
interventions,witha strong focusonhealthpromotion.Guides
for “best practices” innursing interventions aregiven.Manyof the
interventions boxes canbeusedas tools for teachingolder adults
and their caregivers about how to improve functional abilities.All
Interventions boxes canbedownloaded from this book’s companion
webpage.
•
Theauthor’suniqueFunctionalConsequencesTheory
explores
age-related changes aswell as the risk factors thatoften interfere
withoptimal healthand functioning.
•
Studentperspectiveboxes
with real life stories fromnursing
studentsdemonstrate theapplicationof topics to realworld
practice settings.
•
DiversityNotes
and
CulturalConsiderations
cover varied
populations toprepare students towork effectivelywithpatientsof
any cultureor ethnicity.
•
Evidence-BasedPractice
boxes are included in clinicallyoriented
chapters to summarizeguidelines for researchbased careof older
adults.
Table of Contents
Part1:
OlderAdults andWellness
Ch. 1: SeeingOlder AdultsThrough the Eyes
ofWellness
Ch. 2: AddressingDiversity ofOlder Adults
Ch. 3: Applying aNursingModel for
PromotingWellness inOlder Adults
Ch. 4:Theoretical Perspectives onAgingWell
Part2:
NursingConsiderations for
OlderAdults
Ch. 5: GerontologicalNursing andHealth
Promotion
Ch 6:Diverse healthCare Settings forOlder
Adults
Ch. 7: Assessment ofHealth andFunctioning
Ch. 8:Medications andOther Bioactive
Substances
Ch. 9: Legal andEthical Concerns
Ch. 10: Elder Abuse andNeglect
Part3:
PromotingWellness in
Psychosocial Function
Ch. 11: Cognitive Function
Ch. 12: Psychosocial Function
Ch. 13: Psychosocial Assessment
Ch. 14: ImpairedCognitive Function:
Delirium andDementia
Ch. 15: ImpairedAffective Function:
Depression
Part4:
PromotingWellness in
Physical Function
Ch. 16:Hearing
Ch. 17: Vision
Ch. 18:Digestion andNutrition
Ch. 19: Urinary Function
Ch. 20: Cardiovascular Function
Ch. 21: Respiratory Function
Ch. 22:Mobility and Safety
Ch. 23: Integument
Ch. 24: Sleep andRest
Ch. 25:Thermoregulation
Ch. 26: Sexual Function
Part5:
PromotingWellness inAll
StagesofHealthand Illness
. . . Abridged tofit
NEW !