Basic Geriatric Nursing
- 8th Edition - April 26, 2022
- Imprint: Mosby
- Author: Patricia A. Williams
- Language: English
- LooseLeaf ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 1 5 8 - 7
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 6 8 5 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 8 8 8 - 8
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Provide compassionate, professional nursing care for older adults! Designed for LPN/LVNs, Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th Edition offers a practical introduction to concepts of aging and the physiologic and psychosocial changes that affect the elderly adult. Clear guidelines help you master basic skills such as health assessment, nursing diagnosis, therapeutic communication, medication administration, and nursing interventions in a variety of health care settings. New Next-Generation NCLEX® examination-style case studies help you develop clinical judgment, and nursing care plans show how to apply theory to practice. Written by experienced nursing educator Patricia Williams, this book provides the knowledge and skills you need to care for an aging population.
- Learning features in each chapter include objectives, key terms with phonetic pronunciations, basic concepts, and clinical application, all connected by case examples and a relevant research study or analysis of multiple studies.
- Nursing Process sections provide a framework for nursing care of older adults as related to specific disorders.
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! sections include key points, additional learning resources, and NCLEX review questions with answers and rationales on the Evolve website.
- Nursing Care Plans provide real-world examples of care plans along with critical thinking questions.
- Nursing interventions are grouped by health care setting, e.g., acute care, extended care, home care.
- Clinical Situation boxes highlight real-life care scenarios.
- Coordinated Care boxes address leadership and management issues for the LPN/LVN, and include topics such as restraints and end-of-life care.
- Critical Thinking boxes help you develop and improve skills in clinical judgment.
- Special boxes are included for health promotion, safety, nurse alerts, patient education, cultural considerations, home health considerations, complementary health approaches, and more.
- Medication tables summarize information about drugs commonly used in geriatric nursing.
Students in LPN/LVN programs (total enrollments of 90,701 per IPEDS data)
- Cover Image
- Contents in Brief
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors and Reviewers
- LPN/LVN Advisory Board
- To the Instructor
- To the Student
- Table of Contents
- Unit I Overview of Aging
- Chapter 1 Trends and Issues
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- INTRODUCTION TO GERIATRIC NURSING
- ATTITUDES TOWARD AGING
- DEMOGRAPHICS
- HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 2 Theories of Aging
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 3 Physiologic Changes
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
- THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
- THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
- THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
- THE HEMATOPOIETIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS
- THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
- THE URINARY SYSTEM
- THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
- THE SPECIAL SENSES
- THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
- THE REPRODUCTIVE AND GENITOURINARY SYSTEMS
- REFERENCES
- Unit II Basic Skills for Gerontologic Nursing
- Chapter 4 Health Promotion, Health Maintenance, and Home Health Considerations
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- RECOMMENDED HEALTH PRACTICES FOR OLDER ADULTS
- FACTORS THAT AFFECT HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE
- HOME HEALTH
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 5 Communicating With Older Adults
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 6 Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutritional Needs
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- NUTRITION AND AGING
- MALNUTRITION AND THE OLDER ADULT
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 7 Medications and Older Adults
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- RISKS RELATED TO DRUG TESTING METHODS
- RISKS RELATED TO THE PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES OF AGING
- POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION USE IN OLDER ADULTS
- RISKS RELATED TO COGNITIVE OR SENSORY CHANGES
- RISKS RELATED TO INADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE
- RISKS RELATED TO FINANCIAL FACTORS
- MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION IN AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING
- NURSING ASSESSMENT AND MEDICATION
- MEDICATION AND THE NURSING CARE PLAN
- PATIENT RIGHTS AND MEDICATION
- SELF-MEDICATION AND OLDER ADULTS
- TEACHING OLDER ADULTS ABOUT MEDICATIONS
- SAFETY AND NONADHERENCE ISSUES
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 8 Health Assessment for Older Adults
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- HEALTH SCREENING
- HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
- INTERVIEWING OLDER ADULTS
- OBTAINING THE HEALTH HISTORY
- PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT OF OLDER ADULTS
- MEASURING VITAL SIGNS IN OLDER ADULTS
- SENSORY ASSESSMENT OF OLDER ADULTS
- PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT OF OLDER ADULTS
- ASSESSMENT OF CONDITION CHANGE IN OLDER ADULTS
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 9 Meeting Safety Needs of Older Adults
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- INTERNAL RISK FACTORS
- EXTERNAL RISK FACTORS
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Unit III Psychosocial Care of the Elderly
- Chapter 10 Cognition and Perception
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- NORMAL COGNITIVE-PERCEPTUAL FUNCTIONING
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 11 Self-Perception and Self-Concept
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- NORMAL SELF-PERCEPTION AND SELF-CONCEPT
- SELF-PERCEPTION/SELF-CONCEPT AND AGING
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 12 Roles and Relationships
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- NORMAL ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS
- ROLES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND AGING
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 13 Coping and Stress
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- NORMAL STRESS AND COPING
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 14 Values and Beliefs
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- COMMON VALUES AND BELIEFS OF OLDER ADULTS
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 15 End-of-Life Care
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- DEATH IN WESTERN CULTURES
- ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH AND END-OF-LIFE PLANNING
- VALUES CLARIFICATION RELATED TO DEATH AND END-OF-LIFE CARE
- WHAT IS A “GOOD” DEATH?
- WHERE PEOPLE DIE
- PALLIATIVE CARE
- COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE
- COMMUNICATION AT THE END OF LIFE
- PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVES, ASSESSMENTS, AND INTERVENTIONS
- PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES, ASSESSMENTS, AND INTERVENTIONS
- FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
- BEREAVEMENT
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 16 Sexuality and Aging
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- FACTORS THAT AFFECT SEXUALITY OF OLDER ADULTS
- MARRIAGE AND OLDER ADULTS
- CAREGIVERS AND THE SEXUALITY OF OLDER ADULTS
- SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF OLDER ADULTS
- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
- REFERENCES
- Unit IV Physical Care of the Elderly
- Chapter 17 Care of Aging Skin and Mucous Membranes
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS
- AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN ORAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 18 Elimination
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- NORMAL ELIMINATION PATTERNS
- ELIMINATION AND AGING
- CONSTIPATION
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 19 Activity and Exercise
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- NORMAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS
- ACTIVITY AND AGING
- EFFECTS OF DISEASE PROCESSES ON ACTIVITY
- REHABILITATION
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 20 Sleep and Rest
- Objectives
- Key Terms
- SLEEP-REST HEALTH PATTERN
- Minimizing Nighttime Disruptions
- REFERENCES
- A Laboratory Values for Older Adults
- B The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
- C Daily Nutritional Goals for Older Adults
- D Resources for Older Adults
- Glossary
- Index
- Edition: 8
- Published: April 26, 2022
- Imprint: Mosby
- No. of pages: 416
- Language: English
- LooseLeaf ISBN: 9780443111587
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323826853
- eBook ISBN: 9780323828888
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Patricia A. Williams
Professor Patricia A. Williams works in the Department of Nursing at De Anza College, Cupertino, California.
Affiliations and expertise
Nursing Instructor, De Anza College, Cupertino, California