Perspectives on Gerontological Nursing

Foreword - Opal Hipps
PART ONE: THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHFUL AGING AND THE ROLE OF THE GERONTOLOGICAL NURSE
Unit One
Introduction to Gerontological Nursing
Historical and Futuristic Perspectives on Aging and the Gerontological Nurse - Veronica F Rempusheski
Building Theory for Gerontological Research - Joanne E Ryan
Unit Two
Developmental Perspectives on Aging
Wellness and Aging - Susan Nobel Walker
Sleep in Old Age - Carolyn C Hoch
Sexuality in Aging - Elaine E Steinke
Leisure in Later Life - Rosangela Boyd
Health Education of the Older Client - Martha J Foxall
Multiple Meanings of Death for Older Adults - Jeanne Quint Benoliel
Unit Three
Sociocultural Perspectives Affecting the Nursing Care of Older Adults
Public Policy Impacting on Nursing Care of Older Adults - Faye G Abdellah
Economics of Aging - Anna M Brock
Living Environments of Older Adults - Frances M Carp
Social Problems in Aging - Elizabeth Clipp
Cultural Diversity Among Older Americans - Laurie M Gunter
Cross-National Trends in the Health-care of the Aged - Jean Swaffield
PART TWO: THE MAINTENANCE, TREATMENT AND RESTORATIVE NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS WHO HAVE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS
Unit Four
Illness in Aging and Gerontological Nursing
Conceptualizaton of Chronicity in Aging - Elizabeth Murrow Baines and F Madelynn Oglesby
Physiological Illness in Aging - June Abbey
Psychological Illness in Aging - Barbara Kavanagh Haight
Nutrition and Aging - M Elizabeth Kunkel
Alterations in Elimination - Mary H Palmer and Kathleen A McCormick
Urinary Incontinence
Rehabilitation of Older Adults - Marion A Phipps and Margaret Kelly-Hayes
Selected Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging - Sister Rose Therese Bahr