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Basic Geriatric Nursing
- 9th Edition - September 1, 2026
- Author: Patricia A. Williams
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 1 7 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 1 7 9 - 2
Provide compassionate, professional nursing care for older adults! Designed for LPN/LVNs, Basic Geriatric Nursing offers a practical introduction to concepts of aging and the… Read more
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Request a sales quoteProvide compassionate, professional nursing care for older adults! Designed for LPN/LVNs, Basic Geriatric Nursing 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. 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.
Students in LPN/LVN programs (total enrollments of 58,571per 2020 IPEDS data)
- Language: English
- Edition: 9
- Published: September 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443281785
- eBook ISBN: 9780443281792
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Patricia A. Williams
Affiliations and expertise
Former Nursing Educator, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, California, Alumnus, iSAGE Mini Fellowship Program, Successful Aging Project Stanford University Medical School Stanford, California