Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-354) and index.
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Holistic caring -- The aging experience -- The use of the nursing process and nursing diagnosis in the care of older adults / Kathleen R. Culliton -- Legal and ethical considerations regarding the elderly person / Mary Ann Anderson, Alicebelle Rubotzky -- Promoting wellness -- Nutrition for older adults / Judith Pratt -- Culturally specific care / Jeff Harris, Mary Ann Anderson -- Activity, rest, and sleep as criteria for health -- End-of-life issues in the older adult / Emily Ravsten -- Environments of care / Kathleen R. Culliton -- The management role of the licensed practical/vocational nurse / Mary Ann Anderson, Tamara Chase -- Common infectious diseases / Judith Pratt, Vickie Anderson, Kyle Cannon -- Common medical diagnoses / Mary Ann Anderson -- Physiological assessment / Kathleen R. Culliton -- Common clinical problems: physiological -- Psychological assessment -- Common clinical problems: psychological -- Rehabilitation and restorative care / Kathleen R. Culliton -- Pharmacology and its significance for older adults -- Laboratory values and the older adult.
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Mary Ann Anderson's personal, easy-to-read style has made her books staples of LPN/LVN programs. In the new fourth edition of her engaging Caring for Older Adults Holistically, she gives her text a complete overhaul to more comprehensively address the needs of a burgeoning population of elderly who require a wide range of care from LPN/LVNs.