Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging

SECTION 1 Foundations of Healthy Aging

1 Aging and Wellness in a Global Community
The Years Ahead
How Old Is Old?
Moving Toward Healthy Aging
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging

2 Biological Theories and Physical Changes With Aging
Biological Theories of Aging
Integument and Muscles
Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Renal and Urogenital
Gastrointestinal
Neurological and Endocrine Systems
Sensory: Vision and Hearing
Immune

3 Gerontological Nursing and Health Promotion
History of Gerontological Nursing and Current Needs
Gerontological Nursing Preparation, Practice, and Research
Gerontological Nursing Roles
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging

4 Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care
Community Care
Nursing Facilities (Nursing Homes)
Long-Term Care and the U.S. Health Care System
Transitions Across the Continuum
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Transitional Care

5 Providing Cross-Cultural Care to Reduce Health Disparities
Culture
Diversity
Health Disparities and Inequities
Moving Toward Cultural Proficiency
Cultural Knowledge
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging
Integrating Concepts

6 Promoting Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cognitive Health
Psychological Theories of Aging
Spirituality and Aging
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Spiritual Health
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Cognitive Health

7 Economic and Legal Issues Affecting Clinical Judgment
Late-Life Income
Health Care Insurance Plans in Later Life
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging
Legal Issues in Gerontological Nursing
Recognizing and Analyzing Cues to Capacity

SECTION 2 Foundations of Gerontological Nursing

8 Recognizing Cues in Gerontological Nursing
Recognizing Cues and Clinical Judgement
Cues to Cognitive Abilities
Cues to Mood
Cues to Functional Ability
Guides to Collecting Comprehensive Data

9 Promoting Safe Medication Use
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Medication-Related Problems and Older Adults
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging and Safe Medication Use

10 Addressing Nutritional Health in Late Life
Nutritional Health
Obesity
Malnutrition (Undernutrition)
Factors Affecting Nutritional Health
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Nutritional Health

11 Promotion of Hydration and Oral Health
Hydration and Dehydration
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Dehydration
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Oral Health

12 Promoting Healthy Rest, Sleep, and Activity
Rest and Sleep
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Sleep
Activity
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Physical Activity

13 Preventive Strategies to Reduce Fall Risk and Injuries
Falls
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Fall Prevention
Restraints and Side Rails

14 Promoting Safe Environments
Home Safety
Vulnerability to Environmental Temperatures
Vulnerability to Natural Disasters
Gun Safety
Transportation Safety
Emerging Technologies to Enhance Safety of Older Adults
Aging in Place

15 Promoting Relief From Pain
Acute and Persistent Pain
Barriers to Providing Comfort to Older Adults in Pain
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Pain

SECTION 3 Promoting Health in Chronic Illness

16 Living With Chronic Illness
Chronic Illness
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Chronic Illness
Theoretical Frameworks for Chronic Illness

17 Common Skin Disorders
Skin
Common Skin Problems
Pressure Injuries (PIs)
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Pressure Injuries
Skin Cancers

18 Enhancing Hearing and Vision
Visual Impairment (VI)
Diseases And Disorders of the Eye
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Vision
Hearing Impairment
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Hearing

19 Common Gastrointestinal and Urological Disorders
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Bladder Health
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: UI
Urinary Tract Infections
Bowel Elimination
Fecal Incontinence

20 Endocrine Disorders
Diabetes
Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Diabetes
Thyroid Disease
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Thyroid Disease

21 Bone and Joint Problems
Osteoporosis
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Osteoporosis
Arthritis

22 Respiratory Disorders
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pneumonia
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Respiratory Disorders

23 Cardiovascular Disorders and Stroke
Cardiovascular Disease
Stroke
Using Clinical Judgement to Promote Healthy Aging

24 Neurocognitive Disorders
Delirium
Alzheimer’s Disease
Lewy Body Dementia
Parkinson’s Disease
Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging
Evaluating Outcomes

25 Psychiatric Disorders
Aging, Stress, and Coping
Factors Influencing Mental Health Care
Clinical Judgement to Promote Healthy Aging: Depression
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Suicide Risk
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Anxiety
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Psychotic Symptoms
Using Clinical Judgement to Promote Healthy Aging: Bipolar Disorder
Using Clinical Jugement to Promote Healthy Aging: Substance Use Disorders
Other Substance Abuse Concerns

SECTION 4 Caring for Older Adults and Their Caregivers
26 Promoting Healthy Relationships, Roles, and Transitions
Relationships in Later Life
Intimacy
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Sexual Health
Retirement
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Retirement

27 Promoting Caregiver Health
Caregiving
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Caregiving
Elder Mistreatment
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging: Elder Mistreatment

28 Loss, Death, and Palliative Care
Grief Work
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging
Dying, Death, and Palliative Care
Using Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging While Dying

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