Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging (6^th Ed.)

Gain the nursing skills you need to provide wellness-based care for older adults! Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition uses a holistic approach to describe compassionate care along a continuum of wellness. Designed to promote healthy aging regardless of the patient's situation or disorder, this text provides best-practice guidelines in covering physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cognitive health. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX^®-style case studies, updates on measuring clinical judgment, expanded coverage of core competencies, and more. Written by gerontological nursing experts Theris Touhy and Kathleen Jett, this concise text provides a solid foundation in every aspect of healthy aging.

• Focus on health and wellness provides the evidence-based information and strategies needed to promote healthy aging.
• Key concepts, learning activities, and discussion questions in every chapter emphasize the information needed to enhance care.
• Recommended competenciesfrom theAACN and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing are integrated throughout.
• Discussion of disease processes is placed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support, and responsibilities.
• Easy-to-use information on nursing techniquesand communication appears with the associated disorders, symptoms, and situations.
• Tips for Best Practice and Resources for Best Practice boxes provide insight into proven methods of nursing care.
• Discussions of nursing and interprofessional actions help students learn to enhance wellness, maintain optimal function, and prevent unnecessary disability.
• Coverage of age, cultural, racial, and gender differences highlights these important considerations in caring for older adults.

• NEW! Updates reflect the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model.
• NEW!Next Generation NCLEX^® (NGN)-style case studies provide optimal preparation for the Next Generation NCLEX Examination.
• NEW!Specialized information addresses the unique needs of older adults such as atypical disease presentation, geriatric syndromes, neurocognitive disorders, quality of life with chronic illness, legal and ethical issues, and mental health challenges such as depression and substance abuse.
• NEW!Coverage of competencies of expanding nursing roles in the care of older adults addresses the continuum of care.
• NEW!Gerontological expertise is incorporated into nursing actions and complements other nursing texts (including med-surg, community health, mental health, and assessment books) used in programs without a freestanding gerontological nursing course.
• NEW!Expanded content includes information onCOPD guidelines, medication use and misuse, Alzheimer's Disease, wound care guidelines, diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, joint replacement, caregiver strain, hospice and transitional care, and more.

Section 1 Foundations of Healthy Aging

1. Introduction to Healthy Aging

2. Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging

3. Biological Theories of Aging and Age-Related Physical Changes

4. Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cognitive Aspects of Aging

5. Gerontological Nursing and Promotion of Healthy Aging

6. Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care

7. Economic and Legal Issues

8. Assessment and Documentation for Optimal Care

9. Safe Medication Use

10. Nutrition

11. Hydration and Oral Care

12. Elimination

13. Rest, Sleep, and Activity

14. Promoting Healthy Skin

15. Falls and Fall Risk Reduction

16. Promoting Safety

17. Living with Chronic Illness

18. Pain and Comfort

19. Diseases Affecting Vision and Hearing

20. Metabolic Disorders

21. Bone and Joint Problems

22. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders

23. Neurological Disorders

24. Mental Health

Section 5 Caring for Elders and Their Caregivers

25. Care of Individuals with Neurocognitive Disorders

26. Relationships, Roles, and Transitions

27. Caregiving

28. Loss, Death, and Palliative Care