Nursing's Discipline-Specific Focus in Providing Health Care for the Elderly
Health Care for the Elderly: Nursing's Area of Accountability
p. 3
The Nurse's Philosophy of Aging and the Aged: Its Impact on Nursing Practice
p. 14
Assessment in the Elderly
p. 21
Ethical and Governmental Issues Associated With Nursing Care of the Elderly
Ethical Issues
p. 53
Governmental Policies Affecting Care of the Elderly and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
p. 73
Normal Aging
Characteristics of Older People and Introduction to Theories of Aging
p. 87
Challenges of Daily Living and Development in Later Life Stages
p. 99
Aging Changes in Structure and Function
p. 113
Laboratory Values for the Elderly
p. 141
Medications and the Elderly
p. 171
Oral Health and the Elderly
p. 192
Nutrition
p. 208
Families of the Elderly
p. 239
Managing Daily Living with Diminishing Resources and Losses
p. 250
Neurologic and Behavioral Problems in the Elderly
Cognitive Changes of Normal Aging
p. 261
Delirium and Dementia
p. 265
Psychiatric Problems of the Elderly
p. 279
Daily Living with Alzheimer's Disease
p. 296
Daily Living with Behavioral Problems
p. 313
Parkinson's Disease
p. 334
Strokes
p. 348
High-Risk Pathophysiology in the Elderly: Medical and Nursing Management
Cancer
p. 377
Cardiovascular Problems
p. 423
Diabetes Mellitus
p. 452
Gastrointestinal Problems
p. 479
Genital Problems
p. 504
Hearing Loss
p. 510
Hypertension
p. 529
Incontinence and Urinary Problems
p. 543
Musculoskeletal Problems
p. 563
Renal Failure: Acute and Chronic
p. 610
Respiratory Problems
p. 625
Common Skin Problems
p. 658
Vision Problems
p. 673
Index
p. 687
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