Gerontological Nursing is a comprehensive, research-based text that guides 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.

• The Best Practices feature reinforces specific tools, instruments, and content from each chapter and applies them to gerontological nursing.
• Drug Alerts and Practice Pearls supply students with crucial information and call attention to key issues.
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies introduce modalities used by patients to supplement mainstream medicine.
• Nursing Care Plans illustrate the nursing process using Case Studies to 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 Guidelines offer instructions for elder care in a question and answer format and provide corresponding rationales