cover image - Gerontologic Nursing - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323936880
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 02-12-2025
Page Count: 704
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $84.99

Gerontologic Nursing - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition

by Jennifer J. Yeager, PhD, MSN, RN, Mary B. Winton, PhD, MSN, RN and Sue E. Meiner, EdD, APRN, BC-GNP

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Gerontologic Nursing - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323936880
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 02-12-2025
Page Count: 704
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $84.99
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**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Gerontologic Nursing, 2025**

Prepare to compassionately care for the aging population with Gerontologic Nursing, 7th Edition, uniquely known for its comprehensive coverage of the most common medical-surgical problems associated with older adults. Organized by body system for easy retrieval of information, it delves into health promotion and both basic and complex gerontologic concepts and issues. A disorder-focused approach addresses nursing management and care coordination across health care delivery settings. This text emphasizes topics such as nutrition, chronic illness, emergency treatment, patient teaching, home care, and end-of-life care — and provides you with a solid foundation to meet the future challenges of providing nursing care for the vast and growing older adult population.
    • NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style cases and questions are included in select clinical chapters
    • NEW! Aging theory and nursing theory content promotes understanding of the relationship between theory and practice
    • NEW! Cultural content integrated throughout the text facilitates culturally congruent care practices
    • UPDATED! Completely revised chapters ensure content is relevant and practice-related for the gerontologic nurse
    • Body system chapters include an overview of age-related changes in structure and function
    • Current standards and guidelines are reflected throughout to ensure you are learning the most up-to-date information
    • Essential nursing care guidelines are presented in each clinical chapter
    • Psychologic and sociocultural issues and aspects of older adult care are integrated throughout the text
    • Clinical judgment questions at the end of chapters challenge you to apply your knowledge and clinical judgment skills
    • Helpful boxes throughout the text highlight key information, including:
      • Nursing Care Plan
      • Patient/Family Teaching
      • Health Promotion/Illness Prevention
      • Nutritional Considerations
      • Evidence-Based Practice
      • Emergency Treatment
      • Home Care
    • Key points and summary sections at the end of chapters reinforce the most important concepts and information
    • One Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case/question added to each clinical chapter
    • Adding content on culturally congruent care to Socioeconomic and Environmental Influences chapter
    • Expanded content on Pressure Injuries

    Expanded content on Infection & Inflammation

  • PART I Introduction to Gerontologic Nursing
    1. Overview of Gerontologic Nursing
    2. Healthcare Policy that Affects Older Adults
    3. Assessment of the Older Adult

    PART II Influences on Health and Illness
    4. Family Influences
    5. Socioeconomic and Environmental Influences
    6. Health Promotion and Illness/Disability Prevention

    PART III Influences on Quality of Life
    7. Nutrition
    8. Sleep and Activity
    9. Safety
    10. Sexuality and Aging
    11. Pain
    12. Infection and Inflammation

    PART IV Diagnostic Studies and Pharmacologic Management
    13. Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
    14. Drugs and Aging

    PART V Nursing Care of Physiologic and Psychological Disorders
    15. Integumentary Function
    16. Sensory Function
    17. Cardiovascular Function
    18. Respiratory Function
    19. Gastrointestinal Function
    20. Urinary Function
    21. Musculoskeletal Function
    22. Cognitive and Neurologic Function
    23. Endocrine Function

    PART VI Health Care Transitions
    24. Health Care Delivery Settings and Older Adults
    25. Chronic Illness and Rehabilitation
    26. Cancer
    27. Loss and End-of-Life Issues

    Appendix A: Resources and Advocacy Groups for Older Adults
  • Jennifer J. Yeager, PhD, MSN, RN, Associate Professor, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, USA, Mary B. Winton, PhD, MSN, RN, Associate Professor, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, USA and Sue E. Meiner, EdD, APRN, BC-GNP, President, Consultant on Health Issues, Inc., McKinney, Texas
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