Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging

Discover a wellness-based, holistic approach to the care of older adults! Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 7th Edition, helps you provide compassionate care and promote healthy outcomes along a continuum of health and wellness. Evidence-based guidelines help you respond to the physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cognitive health challenges unique to older adults, and case studies help you develop sound clinical judgment skills. New content in this edition includes COVID-19 updates, QR codes linking to references, and the national objectives in Healthy People 2030. Edited by a team of gerontological nursing experts led by Kathleen F. Jett, this concise text provides a solid foundation in every aspect of healthy aging.Focus on health and wellness includes evidence-based information and healthy aging strategiesInformation on the most common geriatric health disorders includes those with unique implications in the older populationDiscussion of disease processes is placed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support, and responsibilitiesCore competencies from the AACN and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing are integrated throughout the bookEasy-to-use information on nursing techniques and communication appears with the associated disorders, symptoms, and situationsEvidence-Based Practice boxes summarize research findings that confirm effective practices or identify practices with unknown, ineffective, or harmful effectsNCSBN model of clinical judgment guides you through decision-making by using the framework developed by the National Council of State Boards of NursingCoverage of age, cultural, and gender differences highlights these important considerations in caring for older adultsKey concepts, learning activities, and discussion questions are included at the end of every chapterNEW! Updated COVID-19 information includes its ramifications on the elderly populationNEW! QR codes provide instant access to referencesNEW! Discussion of the objectives identified in Healthy People 2030 relates these goals to older adults