Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging

Discover a wellness-based, holistic approach to the care of older adults! Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 7th Edition,helps you provide compassionate care and promote healthy outcomes along a continuum of health and wellness. Evidence-based guidelines help you respond to the physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cognitive health challenges unique to older adults, and case studies help you develop sound clinical judgment skills. New content in this edition includes COVID-19 updates, QR codes linking to references, and the national objectives in Healthy People 2030. Edited by a team of gerontological nursing experts led by Kathleen F. Jett, this concise text provides a solid foundation in every aspect of healthy aging._x000d_
Focus on health and wellness includes evidence-based information and healthy aging strategies_x000d_
Information on the most common geriatric health disorders includes those with unique implications in the older population_x000d_
Discussion of disease processes is placed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support, and responsibilities_x000d_
Core competencies from the AACN and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing are integrated throughout the book_x000d_
Easy-to-use information on nursing techniques and communication appears with the associated disorders, symptoms, and situations