Test Bank for Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults, 8th Edition, Carol A. Miller

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496368282
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496368287
• Author: Carol A Miller

Confidently deliver wellness-oriented care for older adults across a changing healthcare environment with the latest evidence-based coverage of gerontological nursing. Comprehensively revised and updated, Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults, Eighth Edition fosters your understanding of both the physiologic and psychosocial aspects of aging, as well as broader issues of cultural competence, legal matters, and ethical concerns. Organized around the author’s proven Functional Consequences Theory for Promoting Wellness in Older Adults, this trusted text focuses on equipping you to work proactively with older adults to promote high levels of functioning and quality of life, despite the limitations associated with aging, disease, and related conditions.

Table of contents:

1. Part 1 Older Adults and Wellness
2. Chapter 1 Seeing Older Adults Through the Eyes of Wellness
3. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WELLNESS AND AGING
4. WELLNESS AND NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS
5. DEFINITIONS OF AGING
6. DESCRIPTIONS OF SUCCESSFUL AGING
7. ATTITUDES TOWARD AGING
8. Age Stereotypes
9. Ageism
10. Effects of Ageism and Age Stereotypes
11. Roles of Nurses in Addressing Ageism and Age Stereotypes
12. DEBUNKING MYTHS: UNDERSTANDING REALITIES ABOUT OLDER ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES
13. Demographics of Aging
14. Health Characteristics
15. Socioeconomic Characteristics
16. Living Arrangements of Older Adults
17. Assisted Living Facilities
18. Older Adults as Givers and Recipients of Care
19. Family Caregiver
20. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
21. OLDER ADULTS IN THE WORLD
22. Chapter 2 Addressing Diversity of Older Adults
23. CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES
24. HEALTH DISPARITIES
25. HEALTH LITERACY
26. CULTURAL COMPETENCE
27. Performing a Cultural Self-Assessment
28. LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE IN CARE OF OLDER ADULTS
29. CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON WELLNESS
30. OVERVIEW OF CULTURAL GROUPS OF OLDER ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES
31. African Americans
32. Hispanics or Latinos
33. Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States
34. American Indians and Alaska Natives
35. OLDER ADULTS IN OTHER DIVERSE GROUPS
36. Older Adults in Rural Areas
37. Homeless Older Adults
38. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults

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