Gerontological Nursing
Patricia A. Tabloski, Boston College, School of Nursing

ISBN-10: 0130941557
ISBN-13: 9780130941558

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 896 pp
Published: 09/20/2005

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Patricia Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing is a comprehensive, research-based text that will guide nursing students in their care of older patients. The text presents information related to normal and pathological changes of aging, with an emphasis on the critical information that nurses need for assessment, diagnosis, planning and evaluating care outcomes for their older clients.  Bolstered by current research in nursing, medicine, sociology and psychology, this book combines information on medical-surgical care for older patients with issues facing the older population.  It emphasizes both critical thinking and application of the nursing process to give students the confidence they need to provide the highest level of care. 

With an emphasis on clinical care, each of the clinically based chapters covers the normal changes of aging as a basis for the nursing assessment and care to follow.

 

Best Practices Feature from the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing at NYU.

 ~ This feature provides specific tools and assessment instruments that will be invaluable to nurses working with older patients and applies them to gerontological nursing.

 

Practice Pearls.

~ Provide information based on gerontological nursing practice for student success in the clinical arena.

Drug Alerts.

~ Offer vital information regarding the prescription, dosage, and administration of drugs to older persons.

Case Studies with Critical Thinking

~ Present a brief clinical scenario and encourage the student to analyze assessment, diagnoses, expected outcomes, planning and implementation, evaluation, and ethical dilemmas, followed up by critical thinking questions related to the nursing process

Patient/Family Teaching Guidelines.

~ In a question and answer format, including rationales, this feature guides the student in developing teaching plans for older patients and their families.  

 

UNIT I. FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE.

 1. Principles of Gerontology.

 2. Gerontological Nursing Issues.

 3. Principles of Geriatrics.

UNIT II. CHALLENGES OF AGING AND THE CORNERSTONES OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING CARE.

 4. Cultural Diversity.

 5. Nutrition.

 6. Pharmacology.

 7. Psychological and Cognitive Function.

 8. Sleep and the Older Adult.

 9. Pain Management.

10. Violence and Elder Mistreatment.

11. Care of the Dying.                      

UNIT III. PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF PRACTICE.

12. The Integument.

13. The Mouth/Oral Cavity.

14. Sensation: Hearing, Vision, Taste, Touch, Smell.

15. Circulatory System.

16. Respiratory System.

17. Genitourinary and Renal System.

18. Musculoskeletal System and Joints.

19. The Endocrine System.

20. The Gastrointestinal System.

21. The Hematologic System.

22. The Nervous System.

23. The Immune System.

24. Multisystem Problems – Caring for Frail Elders with Co-Morbidities.

Patricia Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice is a comprehensive, research-based text that will guide nursing students in their care of older patients.  Bolstered by current research in nursing, medicine, sociology and psychology, this book emphasizes both critical thinking and application of the nursing process to give students the confidence they need to provide the highest level of care. 

 

 

Key Features:

  •  The Best Practicesfeature reinforces specific tools, instruments, and content from each chapter and applies them to gerontological nursing
  • Practice Pearls provide essential tips for student success in the clinical arena
  • Drug Alerts offer useful information regarding the prescription, dosage, and administration of drugs to older persons
  • Case Studies present a brief clinical scenario and encourage the student to analyze assessment, diagnoses, expected outcomes, planning and implementation, evaluation, and ethical dilemmas, followed up by critical thinking questions related to the nursing process
  • Patient/Family Teaching Guidelinesoffer instructions for elder care in a question and answer format and provide corresponding rationales

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