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Ebersole, Priscilla.

Toward healthy aging : human needs and nursing response / Priscilla Ebersole, Patricia Hess., Ann Schmidt Luggen - 6th edition. - St. Louis, MO. : Mosby, c2004. - xx, 789 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents
Part One: Foundations of Healthy Aging
1. Geriatric Nursing and an Aging Society
2. Theories of Aging
3. Health and Wellness
4. Age-Related Changes
5. Laboratory Values and Diagnostics
Part Two: Basic Biologic Needs
6. Basic Physiologic Needs
7. Biologic Maintenance Needs
8. Common Chronic Problems
9. Pain and Comfort
10. Geropharmacology
11. Herbs and Supplements NEW!
12. Sensory Function
13. Mobility
Part Three: Safety and Security Needs
14. Environmental Safety and Security
15. Economic, Health Care, and Legal Issues
16. Frailty, Vulnerability, Neglect, and Abuse
Part Four: The Need to Belong
17. Intimacy, Sexuality, and Aging
18. Relationships, Roles, and Transitions
Part Five: Self-Esteem
19. Gender and Culture
20. Rural Aging NEW!
21. Cognition
22. Stress and Crisis
23. Mental Wellness and Disturbances
Part Six: Self-Actualization
24. End-of-Life Issues NEW!
25. Self-Actualization, Spirituality, and Transcendence


ISBN: 0323020127 9780323020121

LCCN: 97029887

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aging.
Geriatric Nursing.
Aging--nurses' instruction.

LC Class. No.: WY 152 E16t 2004