Test Bank for Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging 4th Edition Touhy ISBN: 9780323171694

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Test Bank for Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging 4th Edition Touhy ISBN: 9780323171694

Test Bank for Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 4th Edition, Theris A. Touhy, Kathleen F Jett, ISBN: 9780323096065, ISBN: 9780323096041, ISBN: 9780323096034, ISBN: 9780323171694

Table of Contents

Part 1: Foundations of Healthy Aging
Introduction to healthy aging
Gerontological nursing history, education, and roles
Care across the continuum
Culture and aging
Theories of aging and physical changes
Social, psychological, spiritual, and cognitive aspects of aging

Part 2: Fundamentals of caring
Assessment and documentation for optimal care
Safe medication use
Nutrition and Hydration
Elimination
Rest, sleep, and activity
Promoting healthy skin and feet
Promoting safety

Part 3: Coping with chronic disorders in late life
Living with chronic illness
Pain and comfort
Diseases affecting vision and hearing
Metabolic disorders
Bone and joint problems
Cardiac and respiratory disorders
Neurological disorders
Cognitive impairment
Mental health

Part 4: Caring for elders and their caregivers
Economic and legal issues
Relationships, roles, and transitions
Loss, death, and palliative care