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Gerontology nursing case studies : 100+ narratives for learning /

This highly praised text for nursing students, now in its second edition, presents nearly 110 interactive geriatric health case studies depicting a vast range of realistic scenarios-physical, mental, and psychosocial--that may present to nurses who work with aging adults. With exercises that reinfor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bowles, Donna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2015]
Edición:Second edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Political, ethical, and legal issues of older adults
  • Loss and end-of-life issues
  • Mistreatment of older adults
  • Depression, addiction, and suicide
  • Assessment and management of individual issues
  • Sexuality
  • The aging sensory system
  • Integumentary disorders and infectious disease of the elderly
  • The aging musculoskeletal system
  • The aging neurological system
  • The aging cardiovascular system
  • The aging pulmonary system
  • The aging endocrine system
  • The aging genitourinary system
  • Nutrition and the aging gastrointestinal system
  • Cancer in the older adult
  • Cognitive impairment in the older adult
  • Cultural diversity
  • Pain management in the older adult
  • Sleep disturbances in the older adult
  • Aging issues affecting the family.