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Gerontological Nursing [Paperback]

Patricia A. Tabloski (Author)

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Patricia Tabloski's Gerontological Nursing is a comprehensive, research-based text that will guide nursing students in their care of older patients. The text 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.

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Patricia Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice is a comprehensive, research-based text that will guide nursing students in their care of older patients.  Bolstered by current research in nursing, medicine, sociology and psychology, this book emphasizes both critical thinking and application of the nursing process to give students the confidence they need to provide the highest level of care. 

 

 

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  •  The Best Practicesfeature reinforces specific tools, instruments, and content from each chapter and applies them to gerontological nursing
  • 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
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gerontological Nursing by Particia A. Tabloski, Oct 31 2005
By Ann Tomey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gerontological Nursing (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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Textbook, Aug 26 2011
By nursingstudent - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice (Paperback)
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
2.0 out of 5 stars Publisher didn't care about editing, May 13 2008
By RN, editor - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gerontological Nursing (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.
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