CONTENTS :
UNIT 1 : OVERVIEW OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
Chapter 1 A Conceptual Framework for Gerontological Nursing Practice
Chapter 2 Functional Assessment
Chapter 3 Ethical Considerations
Chapter 4 Outlook for Gerontological Nursing a Specialty
UNIT 2 : PHYSIOLOGICAL AGING CHANGES
Chapter 5 Biological Theories of Aging
Chapter 6 Age-Related Changes in the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 7 Age-Related Changes in the Integument
Chapter 8 Age-Related Changes in the cardiovascular System
Chapter 9 Age-Related Changes in the Respiratory System
Chapter10 Age-Related Changes in the Neurological System
Chapter11 Age-Related Changes in the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter12 Age-Related Changes in the Genitourinary System
Chapter13 Age-Related Changes in the Endocrine System
Chapter14 Age-Related Changes in the Special Senses
Chapter15 Nursing Diagnoses Related to Physiological Alterations
UNIT 3 : PSYCHOSOCIAL AGING CHANGES
Chapter16 Psychosocial Aging Changes
Chapter17 Psychosocial Problems Associated With Aging
Chapter18 Nursing Diagnoses Related to psychosocial Alterations
UNIT 4 : THE CLINICAL SCIENCES
Chapter19 Pharmacological Considerations
Chapter20 Nutritional Considerations
UNIT 5 : CARE SETTINGS
Chapter21 Context of Services-Network of Care
Chapter22 Nursing Diagnoses Influenced by Settings of Care
Chapter23 Gerontological Nursing in Acute Care Settings
Chapter24 Gerontological Care in Community Care Settings
Chapter25 Gerontological Nursing in Long-Term Care Facilities
APPENDIX
LONG-TERM CARE (LTC) ASSESSMENT