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Gerontologic nursing : wholistic care of the older adult / [edited by] Mary M. Burke, Mary B. Walsh.

Title
Gerontologic nursing : wholistic care of the older adult / [edited by] Mary M. Burke, Mary B. Walsh.
Publication
St. Louis : Mosby, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Burke, Mary M.
  • Walsh, Mary B.
Description
xv, 650 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
Subject
  • Frail elderly > Medical care
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Geriatric nursing
Note
  • "With 100 illustrations."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • 1. The Older Adult Population / Karen Ehlke Reilly -- 2. Gerontologic Nursing / Mary B. Walsh and Barbara Galen -- 3. Theories of Aging / Mary B. Walsh -- 4. The Transition Years / Mary M. Burke -- 5. Drug Therapy in Older Adults / Charles A. Cefalu -- 6. Sexuality / Mary M. Burke, Susan E. Sherman and Carol N. Knowlton -- 7. Sensation / Mary M. Burke -- 8. Integument / Sheila M. Sparks -- 9. Regulation: Endocrine, Temperature, and Infection / Mary M. Burke, Mary B. Walsh and Maria Salerno -- 10. Cardiovascular Function / Mary Beth Bigley -- 11. Respiration / Helen T. Roach and Catherine A. Swanson -- 12. Mobility / Mary M. Burke -- 13. Urinary Incontinence / B. Joan McDowell -- 14. Bowel Elimination / Theresa Ferlotti -- 15. Nutrition and Digestive Function / Myrtle R. McCulloch and Maureen Duffy -- 16. Sleep / Helene M. Clark and Mary B. Walsh -- 17. Cognition and Mood / Patricia Stockton and Mary M. Burke -- 18. Safety / Maria Salerno --
  • 19. Cancer in the Older Adult / Caroline Bagley Burnett -- 20. Loss, Bereavement, and Care of the Dying Person / Mary M. Burke and Janice C. Hallal -- 21. Legal Perspectives on Planning for Older Adults / Francis J. Burke, Claudia Schlosberg and M. Anne Hart -- 22. Ethical Perspective / Carol Taylor -- 23. The Future / Mary M. Burke and Mary B. Walsh -- App. A. Minimum Data Set (MDS) -- App. B. Functional Assessment Tools -- App. C. Organizations Providing Resources and Information for and about Older Adults.
ISBN
0815113315
LCCN
96035520
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries