Gerontologic Nursing

Provides coverage of health promotion, basic and complex gerontologic concepts and issues, and the common medical-surgical problems associated with the older adult. Divided into 7 parts, this second edition follows a pedagogical organization. Its macro-organization resembles a medical-surgical text. It includes a chapter on health promotion.

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"Gerontologic Nursing" provides comprehensive coverage of health promotion, basic and complex gerontologic concepts and issues, as well as the most common medical-surgical problems associated with the older adult. Its macro-organization closely resembles a medical-surgical text. Divided into 7 parts, each chapter follows a consistent pedagogical organization including learning objectives, emergency boxes, client and family teaching boxes, research boxes, key points special insights, and new health promotion and nutrition boxes. Lueckenotte's second edition also includes a new chapter on health promotion, expanded chapters on nutrition and functional assessment, and a dedicated website, MERLIN (Mosbys Electronic Resource Links and Information Network), which provides the student and instructor with additional up-to-date tools and resources to enhance and expand their knowledge of the content.