Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition Theris A. Touhy

Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Growing older, 6th Edition Theris A. Touhy

1. ISBN-10

   0323698034
2. ISBN-13

   978-0323698030

3. Acquire the nursing expertise that you must present wellness-based take care of older adults! Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Growing older, 6th Edition makes use of a holistic method to explain compassionate care alongside a continuum of wellness. Designed to advertise wholesome growing old whatever the affected person’s state of affairs or dysfunction, this textual content offers best-practice pointers in overlaying bodily, psychosocial, religious, and cognitive well being. New to this version are Subsequent Era NCLEX^®-style case research, updates on measuring scientific judgment, expanded protection of core competencies, and extra. Written by gerontological nursing consultants Theris Touhy and Kathleen Jett, this concise textual content offers a strong basis in each facet of wholesome growing old.

   • Concentrate on well being and wellness offers the evidence-based data and methods wanted to advertise wholesome growing old.
   • Key ideas, studying actions, and dialogue questions in each chapter emphasize the data wanted to reinforce care.
   • Advisable competencies from the AACN and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing are built-in all through.
   • Dialogue of illness processes is positioned within the context of wholesome adaptation, nursing assist, and obligations.
   • Straightforward-to-use data on nursing methods and communication seems with the related issues, signs, and conditions.
   • Suggestions for Finest Observe and Assets for Finest Observe bins present perception into confirmed strategies of nursing care.
   • Discussions of nursing and interprofessional actions assist college students study to reinforce wellness, keep optimum operate, and forestall pointless incapacity.
   • Protection of age, cultural, racial, and gender variations highlights these essential concerns in caring for older adults.

   • NEW! Updates replicate the NCSBN Medical Judgment Mannequin.
   • NEW! Subsequent Era NCLEX^® (NGN)-style case research present optimum preparation for the Subsequent Era NCLEX Examination.
   • NEW! Specialised data addresses the distinctive wants of older adults similar to atypical illness presentation, geriatric syndromes, neurocognitive issues, high quality of life with persistent sickness, authorized and moral points, and psychological well being challenges similar to despair and substance abuse.
   • NEW! Protection of competencies of increasing nursing roles within the care of older adults addresses the continuum of care.
   • NEW! Gerontological experience is integrated into nursing actions and enhances different nursing texts (together with med-surg, group well being, psychological well being, and evaluation books) utilized in applications and not using a freestanding gerontological nursing course.
   • NEW! Expanded content material consists of data onCOPD pointers, treatment use and misuse, Alzheimer’s Illness, wound care pointers, prognosis and therapy of sleep-disordered respiratory, joint substitute, caregiver pressure, hospice and transitional care, and extra.