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. Focus on health and wellness includes evidence-based information and healthy aging strategies. Information on the most common geriatric health disorders includes those with unique implications in the older population. Discussion of disease processes is placed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support, and responsibilities. Core competencies from the AACN and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing are integrated throughout the book. Easy-to-use information on nursing techniques and communication appears with the associated disorders, symptoms, and situations. Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize research findings that confirm effective practices or identify practices with unknown, ineffective, or harmful effects. NCSBN model of clinical judgment guides you through decision-making by using the framework developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Coverage of age, cultural, and gender differences highlights these important considerations in caring for older adults. Key concepts, learning activities, and discussion questions are included at the end of every chapter. NEW! Updated COVID-19 information includes its ramifications on the elderly population. NEW! QR codes provide instant access to references. NEW! Discussion of the objectives identified in Healthy People 2030 relates these goals to older adults.