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Summary Ultimate Study Companion & Practice Questions | Ebersole & Hess' Toward Healthy Aging: Human Needs & Nursing Response 9th Edition (Touhy & Jett)

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Master your gerontological nursing concepts and ace your exams with this comprehensive, high-yield study resource! This guide is designed to help nursing students master the holistic care of older adults, aligned directly with Ebersole & Hess' Toward Healthy Aging: Human Needs & Nursing Response (Ninth Edition) by Theris A. Touhy and Kathleen F. Jett.This review pack focuses on healthy aging, clinical judgment, and meeting the complex needs of the older population, giving you the tools to succeed on your course exams and the NCLEX.

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,Ebersole and Hess' Toward
Healthy Aging

Human Needs and Nursing
Response

NINTH EDITION



Theris A. Touhy, DNP, CNS, DPNAP
Emeritus Professor, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic
University, Boca Raton, Florida


Kathleen Jett, PhD, GNP-BC
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Senior Care Clinic at Oak Hammock,
Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, College
of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida

,Table of Contents

Cover image


Title page


Brief Toc


Dedications


Copyright


About the authors


Contributors and reviewers


Preface
1. Foundations of Healthy Aging

1. Health and wellness in an aging society
The years ahead

Aging

A wellness-based model

, Disease prevention and health promotion for older adults

Promoting healthy aging: Implications for gerontological nursing

Key concepts

Critical thinking questions and activities

Research questions

References



2. Gerontological Nursing: Past, Present, and Future
Care of Older Adults: A Nursing Imperative

Development of Gerontological Nursing

Gerontological Nursing Education

Organizations Devoted to Gerontology Research and Practice

Research on Aging

Gerontological Nursing Roles

Transitions Across the Continuum: Role of Nursing

Promoting Healthy Aging: Implications for Gerontological Nursing

Key Concepts

Critical Thinking Questions and Activities

Research Questions

REFERENCES



3. Theories of aging
Biological theories of aging

Promoting healthy aging: Implications for gerontological nursing

Psychosocial theories of aging

Promoting healthy aging: Implications for gerontological nursing

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