Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- The Process -- The Outcome -- Suggested Resources -- Share Gerontology Nursing Case Studies: 100+ Narratives for Learning, Second Edition -- Chapter 1: Political, Ethical, and Legal Issues of Older Adults -- Case 1.1 Advance Directives -- Suggested Resources -- Case 1.2 Health Care Decision Making -- Suggested Resources -- Case 1.3 Physical Restraints -- Suggested Resources -- Case 1.4 Patient's Bill of Rights (Long-Term Care) -- Suggested Resources -- Case 1.5 The Older Driver -- Suggested Resources -- Case 1.6 Iatrogenesis and the Elderly -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 2: Loss and End-of-Life Issues -- Case 2.1 Death of a Spouse -- Suggested Resources -- Case 2.2 Prolonged Grief -- Suggested Resources -- Case 2.3 Death With Dignity -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 3: Mistreatment of Older Adults -- Case 3.1 Physical Abuse -- Suggested Resources -- Case 3.2 Physical Neglect -- Suggested Resources -- Case 3.3 Consumer Fraud and the Elderly -- Suggested Resources -- Case 3.4 Financial Mistreatment -- Suggested Resources -- Case 3.5 Health Care Disparities and the Elderly -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 4: Depression, Addiction, and Suicide -- Case 4.1 Alcoholism -- Suggested Resources -- Case 4.2 Prescription Pain Medication Misuse -- Suggested Resource -- Case 4.3 Depression -- Suggested Resources -- Case 4.4 Gambling Disorder -- Suggested Resources -- Case 4.5 Risk for Suicide -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 5: Assessment and Management of Individual Issues -- Case 5.1 Spirituality and Aging -- Suggested Resources -- Case 5.2 Frailty -- Suggested Resources -- Case 5.3 Functional Decline in the Hospitalized Elderly -- Suggested Resources -- Case 5.4 Aging in Place -- Suggested Resource -- Case 5.5 Hoarding Behavior -- Suggested Resources.

Case 5.6 Health Promotion for the Elderly Client -- Suggested Resources -- Case 5.7 Overview of Medicare Services -- Chapter 6: Sexuality -- Case 6.1 Erectile Dysfunction -- Suggested Resources -- Case 6.2 Vaginal Dryness and Dyspareunia -- Suggested Resources -- Case 6.3 Sexual Problems Due to Physical Limitations -- Suggested Resources -- Case 6.4 Sexual Expression for Institutionalized Older Adults -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 7: The Aging Sensory System -- Case 7.1 Gustatory and Olfactory Disturbance -- Suggested Resources -- Case 7.2 Hearing Loss -- Suggested Resources -- Case 7.3 Somatosensory Disturbance -- Suggested Resources -- Case 7.4 Macular Degeneration -- Suggested Resources -- Case 7.5 Visual Alterations -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 8: Integumentary Disorders and Infectious Diseases of the Elderly -- Case 8.1 Venous Insufficiency in a Homebound Elder -- Suggested Resources -- Case 8.2 Pressure Ulcer in an Acute Care Setting -- Suggested Resources -- Case 8.3 Burns and the Elderly -- Suggested Resources -- Case 8.4 Dermatologic Drug Reaction -- Suggested Resources -- Case 8.5 Postoperative Infection (Clostridium difficile) -- Suggested Resources -- Case 8.6 Herpes Zoster (Shingles) -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 9: The Aging Musculoskeletal System -- Case 9.1 Osteoarthritis -- Suggested Resources -- Case 9.2 Hip Fracture -- Suggested Resources -- Case 9.3 Falls: Home Environment -- Suggested Resources -- Case 9.4 Fall Prevention in a Hospital Setting -- Suggested Resources -- Case 9.5 Immobility -- Suggested Resource -- Case 9.6 Osteoporosis -- Suggested Resources -- Case 9.7 Foot Problems in the Elderly -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 10: The Aging Neurologic System -- Case 10.1 Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) (Acute Phase) -- Suggested Resources -- Case 10.2 CVA Rehabilitation Phase -- Suggested Resources.

Case 10.3 Parkinson's Disease -- Suggested Resources -- Case 10.4 Alzheimer's Disease -- Suggested Resources -- Case 10.5 Dizziness/Vertigo -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 11: The Aging Cardiovascular System -- Case 11.1 Coronary Artery Disease: Living With Chronic Stable Angina -- Suggested Resources -- Case 11.2 Congestive Heart Failure -- Suggested Resources -- Case 11.3 Chronic Atrial Fibrillation -- Suggested Resources -- Case 11.4 Peripheral Vascular Disease -- Suggested Resources -- Case 11.5 Hyperlipidemia -- Suggested Resources -- Case 11.6 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- Suggested Resources -- Case 11.7 Anemia -- Suggested Resources -- Case 11.8 Pacemaker Implantation -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 12: The Aging Pulmonary System -- Case 12.1 Pneumonia -- Suggested Resources -- Case 12.2 Lung Cancer -- Suggested Resources -- Case 12.3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Suggested Resources -- Case 12.4 Tuberculosis -- Suggested Resources -- Case 12.5 Pulmonary Embolism -- Suggested Resources -- Case 12.6 Influenza Prevention in the Elderly -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 13: The Aging Endocrine System -- Case 13.1 Diabetes Mellitus (Screening) -- Suggested Resources -- Case 13.2 Diabetes Mellitus and Medication -- Suggested Resources -- Case 13.3 Diabetes Mellitus and Nutrition -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 14: The Aging Genitourinary System -- Case 14.1 Transient Urinary Incontinence -- Suggested Resources -- Case 14.2 Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy -- Suggested Resources -- Case 14.3 Functional Incontinence -- Suggested Resources -- Case 14.4 Acute Renal Insufficiency -- Suggested Resources -- Case 14.5 Pelvic Organ Prolapse -- Suggested Resources -- Case 14.6 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 15: Nutrition and the Aging Gastrointestinal System -- Case 15.1 Mealtime Difficulties.

Suggested Resources -- Case 15.2 Oral Health -- Suggested Resources -- Case 15.3 Diverticular Disease -- Suggested Resources -- Case 15.4 Chronic Constipation -- Suggested Resources -- Case 15.5 Hiatal Hernia -- Suggested Resources -- Case 15.6 Hydration Management -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 16: Cancer in the Older Adult -- Case 16.1 Chemotherapy and the Aged -- Suggested Resources -- Case 16.2 Colorectal Cancer -- Suggested Resources -- Case 16.3 HIV/AIDS -- Suggested Resources -- Case 16.4 Hospice Care -- Suggested Resource -- Chapter 17: Cognitive Impairment in the Older Adult -- Case 17.1 Acute Confusion (Delirium) -- Suggested Resources -- Case 17.2 Early Dementia -- Suggested Resources -- Case 17.3 Dementia (Late Stage) -- Suggested Resources -- Case 17.4 Wandering/Need for Movement -- Suggested Resources -- Case 17.5 Agitation and Aggression -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 18: Cultural Diversity -- Case 18.1 Culturally Specific Care-Part I -- Suggested Resources -- Case 18.2 Culturally Specific Care-Part II -- Suggested Resources -- Case 18.3 The Homeless Aging -- Suggested Resources -- Case 18.4 The Baby Boomer Culture -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 19: Pain Management in the Older Adult -- Case 19.1 Undertreatment of Pain -- Suggested Resources -- Case 19.2 Side Effects of Opioids -- Suggested Resources -- Case 19.3 Adjuvants for Pain Control -- Suggested Resources -- Case 19.4 Noninvasive Interventions for Pain -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 20: Sleep Disturbances in the Older Adult -- Case 20.1 Restless Legs Syndrome -- Suggested Resources -- Case 20.2 Insomnia -- Suggested Resources -- Case 20.3 Hypersomnia -- Suggested Resources -- Chapter 21: Aging Issues Affecting the Family -- Case 21.1 Caregiver Burden -- Suggested Resources -- Case 21.2 Ineffective Family Coping -- Suggested Resources.

Case 21.3 Emergency Preparedness for the Elderly and Their Families -- Suggested Resources -- Case 21.4 Leaving the Homestead: Challenges and Solutions -- Suggested Resources -- Case 21.5 Long-Distance Caregiving -- Suggested Resources -- Case 21.6 Relationships and Aging -- Suggested Resources -- Case 21.7 Geriatric Specialists for the Family -- Index.