Chapter
Principles of Gerontology
Key terms
epidemiology 9
geriatrics 4
gerontologists 4
gerontology 4
homeostasis 17
homeostenosis 17
life expectancy 4
life span 11
risk factors 8
senescence 16
Learning OutCOmes
On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to:
1. Interpret...
Unit One Foundations of Nursing Practice 1
1 Principles of Gerontology 3
2 Contemporary Gerontological Nursing 26
3 Principles of Geriatrics 50
Unit Two Challenges of Aging and the Cornerstones of Excellence
in Nursing Care 73
4 Cultural Diversity 75
5 Nutrition and Aging 96
6 Pharmacology and Older Adults 129
7 Psychological and Cognitive Function 163
8 Sleep and the Older Adult 193
9 Pain Management 210
10 Violence and Elder Mistreatment 232
11 Care at the End of Life 251
Unit Three Physiological Basis of Practice 281
12 The Integument 283
13 The Mouth and Oral Cavity 316
14 Sensation: Hearing, Vision, Taste, Touch, and Smell 334
15 The Cardiovascular System 363
16 The Respiratory System 400
17 The Genitourinary and Renal Systems 445
18 The Musculoskeletal System 476
19 The Endocrine System 514
20 The Gastrointestinal System 555
21 The Hematologic System 588
22 The Neurologic System 611
23 The Immune System 650
24 Caring for Frail Older Adults With Comorbidities 676
Appendix A NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses 2012–2014 705
Appendix B Answers to Critical Thinking Excercises 709
Glossary 719
Index 727
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