Gerontology

Author: Wang Zhihong Zhan Lin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book is a national-level planning teaching material for the 15th Five-Year Plan of general higher education. It is divided into 3 parts and 19 chapters. The first part is the general theory section, which primarily elaborates on the basic issues of geriatric nursing, including an overview of the development of an aging society, basic theories of geriatric nursing, and fundamental principles of geriatric nursing. The second part focuses on the nursing of common diseases in the elderly, providing detailed descriptions of nursing assessments, treatment principles, and nursing interventions for common diseases in the nervous, circulatory, respiratory, musculoskeletal, urinary-genital, and endocrine systems, as well as mental disorders. The third part emphasizes the nursing of common functional health problems in the elderly, including falls, pressure ulcers, pain, constipation, incontinence and urinary retention, nutritional imbalances, sensory decline, neglect and abuse, as well as the care of terminally ill patients. This book is suitable for undergraduate and junior college students majoring in nursing in medical schools and can also serve as a reference for clinical nursing staff continuing education and teachers.