Gerontological Nursing: Competencies for Care: . (Paperback) by Kristen L Mauk

ISBN: 9781284104479 Condition: New Trade paperback 4th ed. Language: English Pages: 1010 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 1010 p. Contains: Unspecified. Gerontological Nursing: Competencies for Care, Fourth Edition focuses on caring for the elderly by employing a holistic and inter-disciplinary approach. The Fourth Edition will feature a greater emphasis on healthy aging and continues to follow the framework of the Core Competencies of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing. This framework allows students to learn and develop all aspects of nursing care in a familiar and structured learning platform. New to the Fourth Edition: New chapter on disaster preparedness Expanded content on nutrition, sexuality, dementia and care giving Coverage of nutrition and substance abuse