Gerontology

Corresponding to chapters in the textbook, Study Guide for Maternity Nursing, 8th Edition provides in-depth study and review of important facts and concepts. Review activities help you reinforce your understanding, and critical thinking exercises help you apply your knowledge to real-world scenarios.

• Chapter review activities include matching, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, short answer, and multiple-choice questions to reinforce student understanding of the material.
• Critical thinking exercises include case-based activities applying the concepts found in the chapters to solve problems, make decisions concerning care management, and provide responses to patient questions and concerns.
• An answer key at the back of the book includes answers to all exercises and helpful references to their source in the textbook.

The second edition of Patricia Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing is a comprehensive, research-based book that will guide nursing students in their care of older patients. The book presents information related to normal and pathological changes of aging, with an emphasis on the critical information that nurses need for assessment, diagnosis, planning and evaluating care outcomes for their older clients.  Bolstered by current research in nursing, medicine, sociology and psychology, this book combines information on medical-surgical care for older patients with issues facing the older population.  It emphasizes both critical thinking and application of the nursing process to give students the confidence they need to provide the highest level of care.  New to this edition are Complementary and Alternative Therapies that help readers understand therapies that can supplement traditional medicine.

Note: This is the standalone book. If you want the book/access card and guide order the ISBN listed below:

0135105862 / 9780135105863 Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing & MyNursingLab -- Access Card & Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice  

Package consists of:   

0131596969 / 9780131596962 MyNursingLab -- Access Card -- for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing

0131714686 / 9780131714687 Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing

0135038103 / 9780135038109 Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice

• Focus on health and wellness establishes a positive perspective to aging.
• Careful attention to age, cultural, and gender differences are integrated throughout to help you understand these important considerations when caring for older adults.
• Healthy aging strategies maximize the healthiest behaviors of clients with dementia and their caregivers.
• Consistent chapter organization includes learning objectives, research, and study questions/activities to make information easy to find and use.
• Incorporates assessment guidelines throughout provide useful tools for practice.
• End-of-chapter activities and discussion questions help you expand your knowledge and understanding of the content.
• Resource lists provide you with additional means to explore ways to care for the older adult.

• Incorporates the core competencies identified by the AACN and the Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing.
• Healthy People 2010 boxes assist you in integrating knowledge about healthy aging considerations.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize research findings that confirm effective practices or identify practices with unknown, ineffective, or harmful effects.
• Expanded sexuality-related content includes older adults living with AIDS and STDs.
• Genetics section reflects the emergence of the role of genetics in gerontological assessment.

Grounded in the core competencies recommended by the AACN in collaboration with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, Ebersole & Hess' Toward Healthy Aging, 8th Edition is the most comprehensive resource on health promotion and maintenance for older adults and their caregivers. With coverage of communication, safety and ethical considerations, new genetic research, key aging issues, and common and uncommon conditions, you will have the knowledge you need to promote healthy lifestyle choices, properly address end-of-life issues, and provide effective, holistic care for older adults.

• Consistent chapter organization with objectives, case studies with critical thinking questions, and research questions make information easy to access and use.
• A strong focus on health and wellness emphasizes a positive approach to aging.
• Disease processes are discussed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support, and responsibilities.
• Research highlights help incorporate the latest research findings into practice.
• Nutrition chapter includes the most current guidelines for older adults and addresses patients' dietary needs.
• Scales and guidelines for proper health assessment provide the essential information for assessing the older adult patient.
• Case studies with critical thinking questions offer realistic situations to expand your knowledge and understanding.
• Careful attention to age, cultural, and gender differences are integrated throughout and highlight important considerations when caring for older adults.
• Content grounded in the core competencies offers the knowledge needed to achieve the National League for Nursing ACES program's Essential Nursing Actions and meets the Recommended Baccalaureate Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for the Nursing Care of Older Adults, the Geriatric Nursing Education State of the Science Papers, and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Best Practices in Nursing Care to Older Adults.

• NEW! QSEN content highlights quality and safety issues students need to know when treating older patients.

• NEW! Chapter covering the role of communication emphasizes the importance of communication in improving care.

• NEW! Focus on genetics highlights the vast amount of new genetic research and its effects on all aspects of health and aging.

• NEW! Information on ethical considerations explores and illustrates potential issues when dealing with older adults.

• NEW! Healthy People 2020 information assists your students in integrating their knowledge about healthy aging considerations into care.

• A strong focus on health and wellness emphasizes a positive approach to aging.
• Disease processes are discussed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support, and responsibilities.
• Careful attention to age, cultural, and gender differences are integrated throughout to help you remember these important considerations when caring for older adults.
• Up-to-date content on AIDS provides important information on addressing this growing concern among older adults.
• Consistent chapter is organization with objectives, case studies, critical thinking questions, research, and study questions make information easy to find and use.
• Assessment guidelines are incorporated throughout in helpful tables, boxes, and forms for quick access.
• Case studies at the end of most chapters explore realistic patient care scenarios to help you expand your knowledge and understanding.
• Resource lists and appendices provide opportunities for further research and study.

• With over 200 illustrations, the full-color design is engaging and easy to read.
• Healthy People 2010 boxes address healthy aging considerations.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes help you incorporate the latest research findings into practice and advise you on how to avoid potentially harmful practices.
• A Nutritional Needs chapter includes the most current nutritional guidelines for older adults to help you better address patients' nutritional needs.
• Includes the latest scales and guidelines for assessing the gerontologic patient in the Health Assessment in Gerontological Nursing chapter.
• Expanded coverage of end-of-life issues helps you meet the needs of older adults and their families and caregivers during this difficult transition.
• Economics of aging discussions help you better understand the financial challenges your patients may face.
• The latest pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain management information helps you reduce pain and discomfort for your patients and helps you provide more effective care.