Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults, 10th Edition

Encourage students to view gerontological nursing with a wellness-centered, proactive lens to older adult care. Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults, 10th Edition, is known for Carol Miller’s evidence-based Functional Consequences Theory. This unique framework promotes maximizing function, wellness, and quality of life in older adults, despite the limitations that may accompany aging and disease. It shifts the focus from managing illness to proactively enhancing well-being. This edition ensures your curriculum remains current and relevant with a strong emphasis on person-centered care that is respectful of cultural differences, preparing students to meet the diverse needs of today's aging population with compassion and competence.

To ensure your students are practice-ready, this text provides unique opportunities to develop essential clinical judgment skills. It features multipart and transitional care unfolding case studies that immerse learners in realistic scenarios, mirroring the complexities of real-world nursing. Students apply theoretical knowledge to complex patient situations that evolve over time and across different care settings. By integrating these practical applications with its core focus on wellness and culturally sensitive care, the 10th edition fully equips students to confidently address the challenges of caring for our aging population and makes, a meaningful impact on the lives of older adults.

Part 1  Older Adults and Wellness 

Chapter 1: Seeing Older Adults Through the Eyes of Wellness 

Chapter 2: Advancing Health Equity Through Culturally Responsive Care 

Chapter 3: Applying a Nursing Model for Promoting Wellness in Older Adults 

Chapter 4: Theoretical Perspectives on Aging Well 

Part 2  Considerations for Providing Age-Friendly Nursing Care 

Chapter 5: Gerontological Nursing and Health Promotion 

Chapter 6: Care Priorities for Older Adults 

Chapter 7: Health Care for Older Adults in Various Settings 

Chapter 8: Assessment of Health and Functioning 

Chapter 9: Medications and Other Bioactive Substances 

Chapter 10: Legal and Ethical Concerns 

Chapter 11: Elder Abuse and Neglect 

Part 3  Promoting Psychosocial Wellness 

Chapter 12: Cognitive Wellness 

Chapter 13: Psychosocial Wellness 

Chapter 14: Psychosocial Assessment 

Chapter 15: Impaired Cognitive Function: Delirium and Dementia 

Chapter 16: Impaired Affective Function: Depression and Suicide 

Part 4  Promoting Wellness in Physical Function 

Chapter 17: Hearing 

Chapter 18: Vision 

Chapter 19: Digestion and Nutrition 

Chapter 20: Urinary Wellness 

Chapter 21: Cardiovascular Wellness 

Chapter 22: Respiratory Wellness 

Chapter 23: Safe Mobility 

Chapter 24: Integumentary Wellness 

Chapter 25: Sleep and Rest 

Chapter 26: Thermoregulation 

Chapter 27: Sexual Wellness 

Part 5  Promoting Wellness During Illness and Transitions in Care 

Chapter 28: Caring for Older Adults During Illness 

Chapter 29: Caring for Older Adults Experiencing Pain 

Chapter 30: Caring for Older Adults at the End of Life