Gerontological Nursing - Softcover

Tabloski, Patricia A., Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130941557 ISBN 13: 9780130941558

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2005

Synopsis

Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice is THE comprehensive, research-based text to guide nursing students in their care of older patients.   Bolstered by research in nursing, medicine, sociology and psychology, this book emphasizes both critical thinking and application of the nursing process to give students the confidence they need to provide the highest level of care. Sections in the book include: "Best Practices" feature that reinforces specific tools, instruments, and content from each chapter and applies them to gerontological nursing, "Practice Pearls" - essential tips for success in the clinical arena, "Drug Alerts"  that offer useful information regarding the prescription, dosage, and administration of drugs to older persons, "Case Studies" that present a brief clinical scenario, and "Patient/Family Teaching Guidelines". Nursing Students and Nursing Professionals.

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From the Back Cover:

Patricia Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice is a comprehensive, research-based text that will guide nursing students in their care of older patients.  Bolstered by current research in nursing, medicine, sociology and psychology, this book emphasizes both critical thinking and application of the nursing process to give students the confidence they need to provide the highest level of care. 

 

 

Key Features:

•  The Best Practicesfeature reinforces specific tools, instruments, and content from each chapter and applies them to gerontological nursing
• Practice Pearls provide essential tips for student success in the clinical arena
• Drug Alerts offer useful information regarding the prescription, dosage, and administration of drugs to older persons
• Case Studies present a brief clinical scenario and encourage the student to analyze assessment, diagnoses, expected outcomes, planning and implementation, evaluation, and ethical dilemmas, followed up by critical thinking questions related to the nursing process
• Patient/Family Teaching Guidelinesoffer instructions for elder care in a question and answer format and provide corresponding rationales

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0130941557
• ISBN 13: 9780130941558
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 800