The Nurse's Role in Promoting Optimal Health of Older Adults : Thriving in the Wisdom Years 1th edition
ISBN:0803622457
ISBN13:9780803622456
Publisher:F.A. Davis Company
Authors:Lange, Jean Lange, Jean W. Lange, Jean W. Lange, Jean W. Lange, RN Lange PhD
The Nurse's Role in Promoting Optimal Health of Older Adults : Thriving in the Wisdom Years Description
The Nurse's Role in Promoting Optimal Health of Older Adults 1 Edition Awarded a 2012 AJN Book of the Year AwardWhy focus on the negative aspects of growing old while most older adults are leading positive, fulfilling, and active lives even while dealing with the changes associated with aging and chronic illnesses?Promote healthy aging; learn what it means to age successfully; and develop the tools and resources that can optimize well-being during the later years in life with the guidance you'll find inside.The author, a nationally recognized expert in the field of gerontology addresses the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of older adults based on a holistic, mid-range nursing theory of successful aging. Contributions from healthcare professionals in exercise physiology, nutrition, pharmacy and elder law help you understand how these disciplines work together to benefit patients.