- Paperback: 912 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (17 Feb 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0135038103
- ISBN-13: 978-0135038109
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 20.1 x 3.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,284,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- See Complete Table of Contents
| ||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
The second edition of Patricia Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing is a comprehensive, research-based book that will guide nursing students in their care of older patients. The book presents information related to normal and pathological changes of aging, with an emphasis on the critical information that nurses need for assessment, diagnosis, planning and evaluating care outcomes for their older clients. Bolstered by current research in nursing, medicine, sociology and psychology, this book combines information on medical-surgical care for older patients with issues facing the older population. It emphasizes both critical thinking and application of the nursing process to give students the confidence they need to provide the highest level of care. New to this edition are Complementary and Alternative Therapies that help readers understand therapies that can supplement traditional medicine.
Note: This is the standalone book. If you want the book/access card and guide order the ISBN listed below:
0135105862 / 9780135105863 Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing & MyNursingLab -- Access Card & Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice
Package consists of:
0131596969 / 9780131596962 MyNursingLab -- Access Card -- for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing
0131714686 / 9780131714687 Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing
0135038103 / 9780135038109 Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice
From the Back Cover
Gerontological Nursing, Second Edition
Patricia Tabloski, PhD, RNBC,GNP,FGSA
BostonCollege Schoolof Nursing
Patricia Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing is a comprehensive, research-based text that guides nursing students in their care of older patients in both normal and pathological changes of aging. Drawing from current research in nursing, medicine, sociology and psychology, this book emphasizes critical thinking in the application of the nursing process to give students the confidence they need to provide the highest level of care.
Key Features:
- TheBest Practicesfeature reinforces specific tools, instruments, and content from each chapter and applies them to gerontological nursing. This edition offers new examples of Best Practices.
- New to this edition: Complementary and Alternative Therapies help readers understand therapies that can supplement traditional medicine.
- Practice Pearls provide essential tips for student success in the clinical arena
- Drug Alerts offer useful information regarding the prescription, dosage, and administration of drugs to older persons
- Case Studies present a brief clinical scenario and encourage the student to analyze assessment, diagnoses, expected outcomes, planning and implementation, evaluation, and ethical dilemmas, followed up by critical thinking questions related to the nursing process
- Patient/Family Teaching Guidelinesoffer instructions for elder care in a question and answer format and provide corresponding rationales
Additional Resources Available:
Clinical Handbook: A portable, accessible clinical reference for students (0-13-094224-3)
MyNursingKit: www.mynursingkit.com
- Register with the access code included with every textbook
- Includes animations and videos, WebLinks, NCLEX® review questions with comprehensive rationales, and more.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
11 reviews
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Gerontological Nursing by Particia A. Tabloski
31 Oct 2005
Format:Paperback
Patricia A. Tabloski is a gerontological nurse practitioner with three degrees in nursing. She has provided primary care to older people in a variety of settings and has taught gerontology.
This book has 24 chapters in three units. Unit one: Foundations of Nursing Practice contains: 1. Principles of Gerontology, 2. Gerontological Nurisng Issues, and 3. Principles of Geriatrics. Unit two: Challenges of Aging and the Cornerstones of Excellence in Nursing Care contains 4. Cultural Diversity, 5. Nutrition and Aging, 6. Pharmacology and Older Adults, 7. Psychological and Cognitive Function, 8. Sleep and the Older Adult, 9. Pain Management, 10. Violence and Elder Mistreatment, and 11. Care of the Dying. Unit three: Physiological Basis of Practice contains 12. The Integuent, 13, The Mouth and Oral Cavity, 14. Sensation: Hearing, Vision, Taste, Touch and Smell, 15. The Cardiovascular System, 16. The Respiratory System, 17. The Genitourinary and Renal Systems, 18. The Musculoskeletal System, 19. The Endocrine System, 20. The Gastrointestinal System, 21. The Hematologic System, 22. The Neurologic System, 23. The Immune System, and 24. Multisystem Problems: Caring for Frail Elders With Comorbidities. Appendix A is the 2004-2005 NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnosis. Appendix B is the answers to critical thinking exercises. There is a topical index.
Chapters begin with chapter objectives, key terms, and CD-ROM and companion website medialinks that contain NCLEX-RN review, case studies, animations and videos, and tools. Each clinically based chapter highlights the normal changes of aging with full-color illustrations and photographs that show the normal changes. Practice pearls give helpful hints to facilitate clinical practice and drug alerts identify safety precautions. The best practice feature presents an assessment instrument or nursing intervention that has been recommended by the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing. There are medialink tabs through out where further explanations are available on the student CD-ROM or companion website. Nursing care plans, ethical dilemma section, and critical thinking exercises enhance the book. The patient-family teaching guides are very practical and helpful. NANDA nursing diagnosis are suggested for the common diseases presented. Chapters end with chapter highlights and references. This is a beautiful, well written book that is extremely helpful for teaching and practicing gerontological nursing.
This book has 24 chapters in three units. Unit one: Foundations of Nursing Practice contains: 1. Principles of Gerontology, 2. Gerontological Nurisng Issues, and 3. Principles of Geriatrics. Unit two: Challenges of Aging and the Cornerstones of Excellence in Nursing Care contains 4. Cultural Diversity, 5. Nutrition and Aging, 6. Pharmacology and Older Adults, 7. Psychological and Cognitive Function, 8. Sleep and the Older Adult, 9. Pain Management, 10. Violence and Elder Mistreatment, and 11. Care of the Dying. Unit three: Physiological Basis of Practice contains 12. The Integuent, 13, The Mouth and Oral Cavity, 14. Sensation: Hearing, Vision, Taste, Touch and Smell, 15. The Cardiovascular System, 16. The Respiratory System, 17. The Genitourinary and Renal Systems, 18. The Musculoskeletal System, 19. The Endocrine System, 20. The Gastrointestinal System, 21. The Hematologic System, 22. The Neurologic System, 23. The Immune System, and 24. Multisystem Problems: Caring for Frail Elders With Comorbidities. Appendix A is the 2004-2005 NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnosis. Appendix B is the answers to critical thinking exercises. There is a topical index.
Chapters begin with chapter objectives, key terms, and CD-ROM and companion website medialinks that contain NCLEX-RN review, case studies, animations and videos, and tools. Each clinically based chapter highlights the normal changes of aging with full-color illustrations and photographs that show the normal changes. Practice pearls give helpful hints to facilitate clinical practice and drug alerts identify safety precautions. The best practice feature presents an assessment instrument or nursing intervention that has been recommended by the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing. There are medialink tabs through out where further explanations are available on the student CD-ROM or companion website. Nursing care plans, ethical dilemma section, and critical thinking exercises enhance the book. The patient-family teaching guides are very practical and helpful. NANDA nursing diagnosis are suggested for the common diseases presented. Chapters end with chapter highlights and references. This is a beautiful, well written book that is extremely helpful for teaching and practicing gerontological nursing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Textbook
26 Aug 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book was in great condition without any marks or look of wear and tear, I just find the actual text very tedious and hard to find interesting
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Publisher didn't care about editing
14 May 2008
Format:Paperback
Very frustrating for a harried student to read. This textbook has so many errors, it should be an embarrassment to the publisher. Here are some examples:
- Throughout the text, words appear in boldface, but no definition of the word is given.
- Acronyms are sometimes given without the organization or term being written out first. (See page 272, for example, where cases of elder abuse are said to be reported by "APS agencies." APS is defined in a later paragraph.)
- In a box on page 217, a rationale is listed where the answer to a question should be, and the answer to the question is listed under the rationale.
- In a patient evaluation, a completely new fact is introduced.
- The first paragraph on pg 125 should have been placed after a paragraph on the previous page.
- The phrases "reason why" and "reasons why" appear in the text; a good editor knows that "reason" means "why"--there's no "reason how" or "reason where." Together, the words "reason" and "why" are redundant.
Errors such as those prompted students to wonder how accurate the content was. I wouldn't order the book for a class unless other options are worse.
- Throughout the text, words appear in boldface, but no definition of the word is given.
- Acronyms are sometimes given without the organization or term being written out first. (See page 272, for example, where cases of elder abuse are said to be reported by "APS agencies." APS is defined in a later paragraph.)
- In a box on page 217, a rationale is listed where the answer to a question should be, and the answer to the question is listed under the rationale.
- In a patient evaluation, a completely new fact is introduced.
- The first paragraph on pg 125 should have been placed after a paragraph on the previous page.
- The phrases "reason why" and "reasons why" appear in the text; a good editor knows that "reason" means "why"--there's no "reason how" or "reason where." Together, the words "reason" and "why" are redundant.
Errors such as those prompted students to wonder how accurate the content was. I wouldn't order the book for a class unless other options are worse.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
