This text uses Maslow's "hierarchy of needs" as the conceptual foundation for care of the ageing client. Maslow's theory states that human beings' needs are arranged in a hierarchy: the lower ones being the need for food and shelter, and the higher ones being the need for self-esteem and "self-actualization". The basic crux of the theory is that ...
"Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging" provides thorough coverage of promoting healthy aging when caring for older adults. The intent throughout the book is to facilitate the healthiest adaptation possible for any older adult, regardless of the situation and disease process. The majority of the book is devoted to discussing the significant ...
"Essentials of Healthy Aging" provides thorough coverage and understanding of promoting healthy ageing when caring for older adults. It covers the relationship between the student and the elder with respect to care; basic skills for promoting a health lifestyle; dealing with families in the home and in the hospital; common chronic conditions in ...
Learn the history of the development of "Springer Series in Geriatric Nursing" as a specialty, as well as the current state of "Springer Series in Geriatric Nursing", from the stories of pioneers in this field. Through the history of those who laid the foundations for the profession to the geriatric nurse leaders who continue the specialty today, ...
Written with warmth and sensitivity, this book is a practical manual for understanding and managing a broad range of common behavioral and psychiatric problems among the elderly.
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Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach
by
Elizabeth M Varcarolis, R.N., M.A., Margaret Jordan Halter
