About this book
Gerontological Nursing 9th Edition PDF by Charlotte Eliopoulos is offered here as a PDF eBook. The ninth edition provides a holistic foundation for nursing care of older adults, combining the biological changes of aging with psychological, social, cultural and ethical dimensions of later life. It reviews healthy aging, health promotion, age-related changes in body systems, common geriatric conditions, medication considerations, safety, cognition, communication, sexuality, caregiving, end-of-life issues and care across settings. The text emphasizes that illness may present differently in older adults and that effective nursing care requires attention to function, independence, individual goals and the wider environment. It is especially useful for nursing students and practicing nurses who need to connect normal aging with assessment, disease management and person-centered gerontological care.
Designed for nursing students and nurses caring for older adults, this edition provides a structured resource for understanding the relationship between aging, health, disease, and the individual’s wider care needs.
This listing is for the 9th edition of Gerontological Nursing. Check the title, edition, authors/editors, and other product information before ordering if you need the book for a particular course, syllabus, examination, or professional reference.
A Holistic View of Gerontological Nursing
Charlotte Eliopoulos examines older adult care through the aging process, factors that contribute to healthy aging, and the distinctive ways disease can present and be managed later in life. The ninth edition retains a holistic approach that includes psychosocial, legal, ethical, and spiritual aspects of nursing care. This scope encourages readers to consider the older person’s circumstances alongside physical changes and clinical concerns. Its focus on an increasingly diverse population gives gerontological nursing a context beyond chronological age alone. The text provides a foundation for discussing how normal aging, health risks, and disease interact in the care of older adults.
Perspectives Central to Older Adult Nursing
The 9th edition covers the following areas:
- The aging process: Understanding changes associated with advancing age.
- Healthy aging: Factors that support health and well-being in later life.
- Disease presentation in older adults: Attention to the distinctive clinical context of older patients.
- Disease management: Nursing perspectives on care when disease accompanies aging.
- Psychosocial care: The emotional and social dimensions of older adult needs.
- Legal and ethical considerations: Responsibilities and decisions within gerontological nursing.
- Spiritual care and diversity: Holistic consideration of individual beliefs and circumstances.
Understanding the Older Person’s Clinical and Personal Context
The book is useful when readers need to distinguish the experience of aging from the effects of disease while considering both in a care plan. Its gerontological focus directs attention to the older adult’s particular context, including factors that support health and the way illness may present later in life. Psychosocial, legal, ethical, and spiritual perspectives encourage discussion of decisions that cannot be resolved by physical findings alone. For students, the text offers a foundation for gerontological coursework and clinical reflection. For nurses, it provides a broader frame for thinking about individual needs, diversity, and the balance between disease management and support for healthy aging.
Who uses this book
- Prelicensure Nursing Students
- Nursing Students Studying Gerontology
- Registered Nurses Caring for Older Adults
- Gerontological Nurses
- Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Nurses
- Home Health Nurses Working With Older Adults
- Students Preparing for Older-Adult Clinical Placements
- Gerontological Nursing Educators
- Clinical Instructors in Geriatric Care Settings
Also suitable for other nursing professionals who need a holistic reference on healthy aging, geriatric assessment, common conditions, function and person-centered care of older adults.
Key Topics Covered
- The aging process
- Age-related changes
- Healthy aging
- Older adult health risks
- Disease presentation in later life
- Disease management in older adults
- Psychosocial aspects of aging
- Legal aspects of gerontological care
- Ethical aspects of older adult care
- Spiritual needs
- Diversity among older adults
- Holistic gerontological nursing
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