Essentials of Gerontological Nursing
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-2052-6 (ISBN)
This text addresses basic competencies by focusing on clinical practice and presenting research-based ""best practices"" for effective care of older adults in all settings. While there are a number of excellent texts aimed at this market, Wallace's is more clinical and less theoretical, more concise to fit the length of the typical course, and it provides ""need-to-know vs. nice-to-know"" information.It provides essential clinical information needed to care for older adults. The content is designed to fit into a one-semester course. It also offers more clinical, and less theoretical, content than longer competing texts.
Meredith Wallace PhD, APRN-BC is currently an Associate Professor at Yale School of Nursing. Dr. Wallace is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, and has authored or edited such books as Prostate Cancer: Nursing Assessment Management and Care (Springer Publishing, 2002), an AJN Book of the Year Award winner; the Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, as Associate Editor (Springer Publishing, 2006), another AJN winner; and Essentials of Gerontological Nursing (Springer Publishing, 2007). . She is an adult nurse practitioner and currently maintains a practice in primary care with a focus on chronic illness in the elderly.
Chapter 1: The Graying of America; A. Issues of Aging; a. Government-Funded Healthcare; B. Medical Concerns; C. Ageism - Facts and Myths of Aging; a. Myths; b. Ageism; D. Ethnogeriatrics and Healthcare; a. Cultural Competence; E. Gerontological Nursing; F. Theories of Aging; a. Biological Theories; b. Psychological Theories; c. Moral/spiritual Theories; d. Sociological Theories; Chapter 2: The Health Care Delivery System.
| Verlagsort | New York |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 481 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Altenpflege |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8261-2052-0 / 0826120520 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8261-2052-6 / 9780826120526 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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