Publisher's Synopsis
Gerontology for the Health Care Professional, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive, practical text covering the evolving field of gerontology, developed for healthcare students and professionals. Written by experts across many health disciplines, this text presents an up-to-date and realistic assessment of the aging process. Gerontology for the Health Care Professional, Fourth Edition begins with a review of demographic trends and continues with an overview of key topics such as the physiology, pathology, pharmacotherapy, nutrition, communication, and social concerns related to caring for older patients. This interprofessional resource concludes with future concerns for an aging society and includes an epilogue encouraging all health care professionals to embrace patient or client advocacy, especially for older adults. The Fourth Edition, now offers a more global perpective on the growing worldwide population, an expanded section on elder abuse, revisions to reflect the LGBTQ community, and more. This accessible resource will provide an active learning experience for all health professions students. Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Behavioral Objectives at the beginning of each chapter help you focus on the most important concepts and can be used as a study tool to assess comprehension Each chapter lists the Key Terms that are highlighted throughout the text Tables and Figures throughout help with comprehension of key concepts and summarize important information Review material is included at the end of each chapter for classroom use, home-work, or self-assessment: Case Studies, Learning Activities, and Review Questions Now in full color with a new and expanded art program Case Studies have been revised and additional ones added so there are two per chapter All information is updated to reflect current census data and statistics Issues in Aging Gerontology Geriatric Healthcare Approaches to the Older Adult Gerontological Health Services Administration Geriatrics Gerontology Health & Aging Introduction to Gerontology © 2020 | 475 pages
