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Caring for the Older A Health Promotion Perspective is a concise, straightforward textbook for student nurses, which covers the essentials of gerontologic nursing from a strong health promotion perspective. The nature of normal aging as well as disorders common to the elderly are discussed. Promotion of both physical and psychological health in an aging population are addressed. The lively, informal writing style is guaranteed to engage and capture the interest of the reader. Health promotion focus is the strong backbone for compassionate, knowledgeable nursing care. This is a clear and distinct difference over competing texts in this market Culturally diverse older adult population is specifically addressed in Chapter 2 and throughout Complementary therapies are discussed in Chapter 2 in the context of culturally sensitive nursing care Polypharmacy, a major problem among older adults, is discussed in Chapter 3: Promoting a Safe Care Environment. Discussed are medication use and abuse, the dangers of polypharmacy (use of multiple drugs simultaneously), adverse drug reactions, and the issue of noncompliance Health Promotion Tip is a brief paragraph on a current health promotion topi

Author

Patricia A O'Neill

Publisher

Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780721683348

Subjects

Medical, Education, Nursing