Includes bibliographical references and index

section 1. Foundations of healthy aging -- 1. Introduction to healthy aging -- Aging in the United States -- Moving toward healthy aging -- Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs -- 2. Gerontological nursing history, education, and roles -- Care of older adults : a nursing imperative -- History of gerontological nursing -- Gerontological nursing education -- Roles in gerontological nursing -- Gerontological nursing and gerontology organizations -- 3. Care across the continuum -- Elder-friendly communities -- Residential options in later life -- Community and home care -- Acute care -- Nursing home (long-term care facilities) -- Improving transitions across the continuum of care -- 4. Culture and aging -- The gerontological explosion -- Health disparities -- Increasing cultural competence -- 5. Theories of aging and physical changes -- Biological theories of aging -- Physical changes that accompany aging -- 6. Social, psychological, spiritual, and cognitive aspects of aging -- Life span development approach -- Types of aging -- Sociological theories of aging -- Psychological theories of aging -- Spirituality and aging -- Cognition and aging -- Learning in late life
section 2. Fundamentals of caring -- 7. Assessment and documentation for optimal care -- Assessment tools in gerontological nursing -- Activities of daily living -- Instrumental activities of daily living -- documentation for quality care -- Documentation across health care settings -- Appendix 7-1. Assessment topics are addressed -- 8. Safe medication use -- Pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacodynamics -- Chronopharmacology -- Medication-related problems and older adults -- Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) -- Psychoactive medications -- 9. Nutrition and hydration -- Nutrition -- Age-related requirements -- Obesity (overnutrition) -- Malnutrition -- Factors affecting fulfillment of nutritional needs -- Special considerations in nutrition for older people : hydration, dysphagia, oral care -- 10. Elimination -- Bladder function -- Bowel elimination -- 11. Rest, sleep, and activity -- Rest and sleep -- Activity -- Interventions -- 12. Promoting healthy skin and feet -- Skin -- Healthy feet -- 13. Promoting safety -- Falls and fall risk reduction -- Restraints and side rails -- Environmental safety -- Transportation safety
section 3. Coping with chronic disorders in late life -- 14. Living with chronic illness -- Chronic illness -- Theoretical frameworks for chronic illness -- 15. Pain and comfort -- Acute and persistent pain -- 16. Diseases affecting vision and hearing -- Vision -- Hearing impairment -- 17. Metabolic disorders -- Thyroid disease -- diabetes -- 18. Bone and joint problems -- Musculoskeletal system -- Osteoporosis -- The Arthritides -- 19. Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders -- Cardiovascular disease -- Respiratory disorders -- 20. Neurological disorders -- Cerebrovascular disease -- Parkinson's disease -- Communication and elders with neurological disorders -- 21. Cognitive impairment -- Cognitive assessment -- Delirium -- Dementia -- Caregiving for persons with dementia -- 22. Mental health -- Factors influencing mental health care -- Mental health disorders -- Psychiatric symptoms in older adults -- Schizophrenia -- Bipolar disorder -- Depression -- Suicide -- Substance misuse and alcohol use disorders
section 4. Caring for elders and their caregivers -- 23. Economic and legal issues -- Social Security -- Medicare and Medicaid -- Care for veterans -- Long-term care insurance -- Legal issues in gerontological nursing -- Elder mistreatment and neglect -- Appendix 23-1. Definitions of elder abuse and neglect -- 24. Relationships, roles, and transitions -- Families -- Later life transitions -- Caregiving -- Intimacy and sexuality -- HIV/AIDS and older adults -- 25. Loss, death, and palliative care -- The grieving process -- Dying, death, and palliative care -- Dying and the nurse -- Decision making at the end of life

Ebersole & Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging is the only gerontological nursing text that follows a wellness-based, holistic approach to older adult care. Designed to facilitate healthy aging regardless of the situation or disease process, this text goes beyond simply tracking recommended treatments to address complications, alleviate discomfort, and help older adults lead healthy lives. Featuring evidence-based practice boxes, safety alerts, expanded tables, and careful attention to age, gender, and cultural differences, Ebersole & Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging is the most complete text on the market."--Publisher