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" Gerontological nursing : "
edited by Kristen L. Mauk
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BL
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590198
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b419417
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| Title & Author
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Gerontological nursing : : competencies for care /\ edited by Kristen L. Mauk
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Burlington, MA :: Jones & Bartlett Learning,, c2014
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xlii, 1061 p. :: ill. (chiefly col.) ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9781449694630 (pbk.)
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: 1449694632 (pbk.)
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9781284027198 (pbk.)
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1284027198 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction to gerontological nursing -- The aging population -- Theories of aging -- Therapeutic communication with older adults, families, and caregivers -- Teaching older adults and their families -- Comprehensive assessment of the older adult -- Promoting health aging -- Identifying and preventing common risk factors in the elderly -- Management of common illnesses, diseases, and health conditions -- Nursing management of dementia -- Polypharmacy -- Falls in older adults -- Delirium -- Anxiety & depression in the older adult -- Urinary incontinence -- Sleep disorders -- Dysphagia and malnutrition -- Pressure ulcers -- The gerontological nurse as manager and leader -- Ethical / legal principles and issues -- Culture and spirituality -- Sexuality -- Abuse and mistreatment of older adults -- Alternative health modalities -- Caring across the continuum -- End-of-life care -- Global models of health care -- Using current system models to guide care
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| Subject
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Geriatric nursing
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Geriatric Nursing-- methods
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Aging-- physiology
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Aging-- psychology
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| Dewey Classification
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618.97/0231
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| LC Classification
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RC954.G4746 2014
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2013 F-186
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WY 152
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| Added Entry
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Mauk, Kristen L
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