Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, LLC, 2008
Contents:
- The Graying of America: Issues of Aging, Government-Funded Health Care, Medical Concerns, Ageism—Facts and Myths of Aging, Myths, Ageism, Ethnogeriatrics and Health Care, Cultural Competence, Gerontological Nursing, Theories of Aging, Biological Theories, Psychological Theories, Moral/Spiritual Theories, Sociological Theories.
- The Health Care Delivery System: Retirement, Challenges Within the Current Health Care Delivery System, Financing Health Care, Medicare and Related Plans, Medicaid, Private Pay, or Fee for Service, Veteran’s Benefits, Long-Term Care Insurance, Payment Options for Older Adults Without Resources for Health Care
- Normal Changes of Aging: Cardiovascular System, Respiratory System, Integumentary System, Gastrointestinal System, Constipation, Bowel Incontinence, Urinary System, Urinary Incontinence, Musculoskeletal System, Sexuality/Reproductive System, Changes in the Senses, Neurological Changes
- Assessing Older Adults: Health History, Reminiscence and Life Review, Physical Assessment, Critical Components of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Function, Cognition
- Health Promotion: Primary Prevention, Alcohol Usage Among Older Adults, Smoking, Nutrition and Hydration, Risk Factors for Malnutrition, Failure to Thrive (FTT), Interventions to Promote Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, Fall Prevention, Restraint Usage, Adult Immunization, Influenza, Pneumonia, Tetanus and Diphtheria, Secondary Prevention, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Cancer
- Pathological Disease Processes in Older Adults: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders, Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Angina and Myocardial Infarction (MI), Obstructive Airway Diseases, Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke), Diabetes Mellitus, Infectious Diseases, Infl uenza, Pneumonia, Sexually Transmitted Disease and Human Immunodefi ciency Virus/Acquired Immune, Deficiency Syndrome, Cancer, Parkinson’s Disease
- Medication Usage: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Medication Absorption, Medication Distribution, Hepatic Metabolism, Renal Elimination, Medication Interactions, Medication–Disease Interactions, Medication–Nutrient Interactions, Generic Medications, Inappropriate Medications, Medication Adherence, Over-the-Counter and Illegally Obtained Narcotics and Herbal Medications
- Cognitive and Psychological Issues in Aging: Delirium, Depression, Suicide, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
- Ethical Issues of Aging and Independence: Ethical Principles, Autonomy, Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Justice, Driving, Sexuality in Older Adults, Gambling
- Quality of Life Issues Among Older Adults: Quality of Life (QOL), Elder Mistreatment, Pain, Grandparenting, Spirituality
- Environments of Care: Home Care, Caregiving at Home, Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Urinary Tract Infections, Pressure (Decubitus) Ulcers, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Homeless Older Adults
- End-of-Life Care: Advance Directives, Financial Planning for End of Life, Dimensions of End-of-Life Care, Physical Dimension, Social Dimension, Spiritual Dimension, Communication, Grieving, Widowhood, Hospice Care
- Future Trends and Needs: America Continues to Gray, Changes in the Health Care Delivery System, Ethical, Legal, and Financial Issues Related to Older Adults, Normal Changes of Aging, Wellness, Health Promotion, and Health, Education, Medication Management, Geriatric Assessment, Advances in Acute Illnesses and Chronic, Disease Management, Special Issues of Aging, Psychological and Cognitive Issues in Aging, Environments of Care, Spirituality and End-of-Life Care
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