Toward healthy aging

Toward Healthy Aging is a definitive, comprehensive source for health promotion and health maintenance in gerontologic nursing education. Noted for its use of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, this resource has been praised for its: wellness-based and holistic approach, comprehensive coverage of common, as well as not-so-common, conditions in the older adult, accuracy of content, and pedagogic aids that promote student understanding. This text provides a solid understanding of how to effectively provide holistic care, promote healthy lives, and addresses end-of-life issues and concerns for today's older adults and their families/caregivers.

Part One: Foundations of Healthy Aging. Geriatric Nursing and an Aging Society. Theories of Aging. Health and Wellness. Age-Related Changes. Laboratory Values and Diagnostics Part Two: Basic Biologic Needs. Basic Physiologic Needs. Biologic Maintenance Needs. Common Chronic Problems. Pain and Comfort. Geropharmacology. Herbs and Supplements NEW!. Sensory Function. Mobility Part Three: Safety and Security Needs. Environmental Safety and Security. Economic, Health Care, and Legal Issues. Frailty, Vulnerability, Neglect, and Abuse Part Four: The Need to Belong. Intimacy, Sexuality, and Aging. Relationships, Roles, and Transitions Part Five: Self-Esteem. Gender and Culture. Rural Aging NEW!. Cognition. Stress and Crisis. Mental Wellness and Disturbances Part Six: Self-Actualization. End-of-Life Issues NEW!. Self-Actualization, Spirituality, and Transcendence