Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Patricia A. Tabloski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 27, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0135038103 | ISBN-13: 978-0135038109 | Edition: 2

The second edition of Patricia Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing is a comprehensive, research-based book that will guide nursing students in their care of older patients. The book 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.  New to this edition are Complementary and Alternative Therapies that help readers understand therapies that can supplement traditional medicine.

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Gerontological Nursing, Second Edition

 

Patricia Tabloski, PhD, RNBC,GNP,FGSA

Boston College School of Nursing

 

Patricia Tabloski’s Gerontological Nursing  is a comprehensive, research-based text that guides nursing students in their care of older patients in both normal and pathological changes of aging.  Drawing from current research in nursing, medicine, sociology and psychology, this book emphasizes critical thinking in the application of the nursing process to give students the confidence they need to provide the highest level of care. 

 

Key Features:

 

• The Best Practicesfeature reinforces specific tools, instruments, and content from each chapter and applies them to gerontological nursing.  This edition offers new examples of  Best Practices.

 

• New to this edition:   Complementary and Alternative Therapies help readers understand therapies that can supplement traditional medicine.   

 

• 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

 

 

Additional Resources Available:

 

Clinical Handbook:  A portable, accessible clinical reference for students (0-13-094224-3)

 

MyNursingKit: www.mynursingkit.com

• Register with the access code included with every textbook
• Includes animations and videos, WebLinks, NCLEX® review questions with comprehensive rationales, and more.

About the Author

PATRICIA A. TABLOSKI, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA
Patricia Tabloski possesses three degrees in nursing. She received her BSN from Purdue University, her MSN from Seton Hall University, and her PhD from the University of Rochester. As a gerontological nurse practitioner, Dr. Tabloski has provided primary care to older patients in a variety of settings, including acute care facilities, geriatric outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, and hospice programs. She has taught graduate and undergraduate stu-dents about gerontology since 1981 and presently is the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and a faculty mem-ber at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College. In 2002, Dr. Tabloski was honored as a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America. She has numerous publications and presentations relating to gerontologi-cal nursing and has lectured internationally in Hungary, China, and the United Kingdom. Dr. Tabloski has chaired the Test Development Committee for the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner examination by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Gerontological Society of America, the American Geriatrics Society, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioners Faculties, Sigma Theta Tau, and the Eastern Nursing Research Society. Dr. Tabloski is a federally funded researcher and conducts clinically based outcome studies relating to nonpharmacological interventions designed to improve sleep and ease agitation in older persons in community and institutional settings.  Additionally, Dr. Tabloski has received federal funding to establish an Advanced Practice Nursing Program in Palliative Care. 

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (February 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0135038103
• ISBN-13: 978-0135038109
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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, October 31, 2005

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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.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Textbook, August 26, 2011

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This review is from: Gerontological Nursing: The Essential Guide to Clinical Practice (2nd Edition) (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

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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.