Gerontological Nursing 9th edition (ninth edition)

About this book

Gerontological Nursing 9th edition by Charlotte Eliopoulos focuses on the knowledge and nursing skills required to care for older adults across diverse healthcare settings. The book examines normal aging alongside the physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors that influence health in later life, helping nursing students distinguish expected age related changes from findings that may indicate illness or functional decline.

The 9th edition covers theories of aging, health promotion, gerontological assessment, nutrition, medication use, pain, sleep, mobility, sensory changes, safety, and prevention of functional decline. It also addresses cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, musculoskeletal, neurologic, endocrine, and immune conditions, together with dementia, delirium, depression, long term care, legal and ethical concerns, spirituality, loss, death, and palliative care.

This textbook is intended primarily for nursing students learning gerontological nursing and for nurses developing the competencies required to care for older adults. Nursing care plans, assessment guidance, communication strategies, clinical cases, and discussions of disease presentation help connect gerontological concepts with assessment, nursing diagnoses, interventions, health promotion, and individualized care planning.

Nursing students, BSN students, RNs, gerontological nursing students, and nurses caring for older adults can use this edition to strengthen assessment skills, understand age related changes, recognize atypical disease presentations, and plan safe and holistic nursing care. The 2017 9th edition is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access for coursework, clinical preparation, examination review, and professional reference.