7TH EDITION BY JENNIFER J. YEAGER, ALL
CHAPTERS 1-27CORRECT ANSWERDETAILED
WITH RATIONALE GRADED A+
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I Introduction to Gerontologic Nursing
1. Overview of Gerontologic Nursing
2. Healthcare Policy that Affects Older Adults
3. Assessment of the Older Adult
PART II Influences on Health and Illness
4. Family Influences
5. Socioeconomic and Environmental Influences
6. Health Promotion and Illness/Disability Prevention
PART III Influences on Quality of Life
7. Nutrition
8. Sleep and Activity
9. Safety
10. Sexuality and Aging
11. Pain
12. Infection and Inflammation
,PART IV Diagnostic Studies and Pharmacologic
Management
13. Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
14. Drugs and Aging
PART V Nursing Care of Physiologic and Psychological
Disorders
15. Integumentary Function
16. Sensory Function
17. Cardiovascular Function
18. Respiratory Function
19. Gastrointestinal Function
20. Urinary Function
21. Musculoskeletal Function
22. Cognitive and Neurologic Function
23. Endocrine Function
, PART VI Health Care Transitions
24. Health Care Delivery Settings and Older Adults
25. Chronic Illness and Rehabilitation
26. Cancer
27. Loss and End-of-Life Issues
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF GERONTOLOGIC
NURSING
1. Which of the following best describes gerontologic
nursing?
A. Care focused solely on physical conditions in older
adults
B. The specialized nursing care of older adults across
their lifespan
C. Nursing care focused on children with chronic
conditions