Publisher's Synopsis
Reflects understanding and theories on gerontological nursing. An entire section on assessment is followed by a section on nursing interventions for common clinical problems in the older adult, such as incontinence, immobility, pressure sores, the "sundown syndrome," behavioral problems, and many more. Another section examines depression, dementia and delirium, Parkinson's, and alcoholism, while the final section presents all the aspects of the delivery of nursing care to the elderly.
