Doorway Thoughts Cross Cultural Health Care for Older Adults Volume III

Doorway Thoughts Cross Cultural Health Care for Older Adults Volume III

Doorway Thoughts: Cross-Cultural Health Care for Older Adults, Volume III addresses the role of religion in health care decision-making in America. This book focuses on how clinicians caring for older adults can develop an understanding of different religious groups to care for their patients effectively. Chapters in this volume address cross-cultural health care for older adults from the following religions: American Indian Traditions and Theologies Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Shamanism Sikhism Daoism/Confucianism The key concepts discussed in this text are “doorway thoughts” - factors that the culturally competent practitioner reflects upon before walking through the doorway of any examining, consultation, or hospital room. These factors can shape intercultural health care encounters and relationships for good of for ill. They may affect relationships with individual patients and families and also patients’ willingness or ability to understand, accept, and adhere to prescribed regimens.

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Molecular Biology of Aging Cold Spring Harbor Monograph

Molecular Biology of Aging Cold Spring Harbor Monograph

“This excellent book provides an overview of the state of the field. Many of the people who contributed to the transformation of the biology of aging came together to review this topic…This results in a very complete book on the biology of aging that should serve as an excellent resource for both researchers and students.” –The Quarterly Review of Biology

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Gerontological Nursing Promoting Successful Aging with Older Adults

Gerontological Nursing Promoting Successful Aging with Older Adults

Retaining its practical, clinically oriented approach, the 3rd edition covers a wide range of topics and issues necessary to deal with the older patient, in a succinct format that can be used in a variety of courses covering gerontological nursing. The book introduces the concept of “successful aging” — the ability to maintain a low risk of disease and disease-related disability, high mental and physical function, and an active engagement in life. Successful aging, the use of the classifications of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, and the concept of health promotion are the organizing frameworks for such pertinent topics as end-of-life and palliative care, dementia care, and new care delivery options.

Addresses both traditional and nontraditional settings of nursing care, yet retains its primary focus on acute care, the setting where most nurses are likely to encounter the older patient

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5 Stars Gerontological Nursing: Promoting Successful Aging with Older Adults 3rd ed by Stanley, Blair and Beare (Eds.)
This book is edited by nursing professors from Southern Illinois University, University of Nothern Colorado, and Louisiana State University Medical Center respectively. There are four contributors to the third edition in addition to the 44 from previous editions. There are six sections and 35 chapters. Section 1 Introduction to Health Promotion and Protection in the Care of Older Adults contains the following chapters: 1 Promoting Health through Public Policy and Standards of Care, 2. Theories of Aging, 3. Mental Health Wellness, 4. Cultural Dimensions, 5. Legal Issues Affecting Older Adults, 6. Ethical Issues, 7. Health Teaching and Compliance, 8. Pharmacology and Older Adults, and 9. Settings of Care. Section 2 Health Protection from a Body Systems Approach contains chapters about 10. Normal Aging and Physical Assessment and the following aging systems 11. sensory, 12 integumentary, 13. musculoskeletal, 14. neurological, 15. cardiovascular, 16. pulmonary, 17. endocrine, 18. genitourinary, and 19. gastrointestinal and nutrition. Section 3 Multisystem Alterations contains five chapters: 20. Immobility and Activity Intolerance in older Adults, 21. Assessment and Prevention of Falls, 22. Pain Management in older Adults, 23. Cancer in Older Adults, 24. HIV in Older Adults. Section 4 Individual and Family Psychodynamics includes: 25 Developmental Tasks and Development in Later Years of Life, 26. Family Dynamics, 27. Elder Mistreatment, 28. Depression, Alcoholism, and Suicide, 29. Spirituality in Older Adults, 30. Sexuality in Older Adults, and 31. End-of-Life and Pallative Care. Section 5 Alterations in Mental Processing contains: 32. Sleep Disturbances, 33. Acute Confusion, and 34 Demential in Older Adults. Section 6 is the Epilogue, 35. The Future of Gerontological Nursing. The book ends with an index.

Each chapter starts with objectives and ends with student learning activities and references that may cover several decades. Many chapters contain cases, research briefs, and summaries. Chapters includes boxes about standards, risk factors, questions for system histories, screening tools, nursing interventions, techniques, teaching guides, resources, etc. Tables include attitudes of African-Americans, Appalacians, Chinese-Americans, Korean-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Native-Americans, Vietnamise-Americans; age related changes in systems, pathophysiology, assessments, nursing care plans including expected outcomes and nursing actions, etc. Some chapters also have figures. This 8

The Nurse Practitioner in Long Term Care Guidelines for Clinical Practice

The Nurse Practitioner in Long Term Care Guidelines for Clinical Practice

This comprehensive text addresses the growing trend to utilize the nurse practitioner in the skilled nursing facility (SNF) to manage patients in long-term care. This book will serve as a practical resource for managing those conditions commonly encountered in the geriatric patient. It includes an introduction to nursing homes, medication management, practical health promotion/disease prevention, and management of common clinical conditions specific to the skilled and long term care nursing home settings. It will alsoaddress important topics such as elder abuse, legal issues, reimbursement, and regulatory issues.

Subjects covered are pertinent to everyday practice and this text is useful in graduate programs for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists as well as for physician’s assistant (PA) students. It also provides practical guidelines and is an excellent resource book for nurse practitioners and PAs new to nursing home practice or to seasoned professionals

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Complete Care For Your Aging Dog

Complete Care For Your Aging Dog

In this unique guide to aging pet care, Amy Shojai explains: how to entice your older pet into getting more exercise

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