Gerontological Nursing (eBook)

The premier resource for today’s gerontology nurses, Gerontology Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition is informed by the advances in health care and professional nursing today. This new edition of the publication contains information on core role accountabilities, role qualifications, ethics in gerontology nursing, along with trends, issues and opportunities that every gerontology nurse must know.

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Gerontology Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition covers the full extent of gerontology nursing practice needs in any setting or role and at any level of influence and authority. This specialty's core accountabilities illustrate that depth and breadth of practice:Safety, quality, and risk managementPatient and population health advocacyClinical care delivery and optimal patient outcomesHealthy work environmentsStrategic, financial, and human resource managementLegal and regulatory complianceNetworking, partnering, and collaboratingAccountability/advocacy for their employeesThe publication also addresses 17 updated national standards, which offer a framework for evaluating practice outcomes and goals, as well as for what is expected of all gerontology nurses, and its scope of practice specifies the who, what, where, when, why, and how of their practice. This new book is a must-have for the aspiring or practicing gerontology nurse, or any registered nurse.