Gerontological Nursing Care
By: Shirley Rose Tyson
Post-Test
Chapter 1: Nursing for the Aging Population
Chapter 2: Assessing the Older Adult: The Nursing Process
Chapter 3: Ethical Issues Arising with Age
Chapter 4: Legal Aspects of Older Adult Care
Chapter 5: Acknowledging the Whole Person: Culture, Ethnicity, and Religion
Chapter 6: Alterations in Lifelong Capabilities: Social, Physical, Sexual
Chapter 7: Nutritional Needs
Chapter 8: The Five Senses: Sensation and Perception
Chapter 9: Activity, Rest, and Sleep
Chapter 10: Personal Safety: Pharmacologic, Physical, Social
Chapter 11: Community Health Care: Health Promotion and Community Living
Chapter 12: Acute Health Care
Chapter 13: Long-Term Care
Chapter 14: Maintaining Wellness of the Heart and Circulation
Chapter 15: Maintaining Wellness of the Lungs and Respiration
Chapter 16: Maintaining Wellness of the Bones and Muscles
Chapter 17: Maintaining Wellness of the Brain and Nerves
Chapter 18: Maintaining Wellness of the Skin
Chapter: 19: Maintaining Wellness of the Metabolic System
Chapter 20: Maintaining Wellness in the Immune System
Chapter 21: Maintaining Wellness of the Stomach and Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 22: Maintaining Wellness of Genitourinary System
Chapter 23: Addressing Cognitive Issues
Chapter 24: Supporting Mental Health
Chapter 25: Death and Dying
Chapter 26: Choices in Gerontological Nursing