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""[This book] is an important reference for nurses seeking to take the certification exam to validate their own practice. The practice of nursing over the next decades will demand age-specific knowledge for people across the life span. Nurses need to develop expertise in the area of geriatrics and have that expertise validated through certification."". Tara A. Cortes , PhD, RN, FAAN. The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. (From the Foreword). Nurse practitioners have long required a comprehensive certification review book for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the Ameri

Geriatric nursing --- Nurse practitioners --- Gerontological nursing --- Nursing

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This globally focused resource integrates sound research evidence, real-life case scenarios, and effective, practical strategies to address a key health care initiative of the 21 st century--optimal quality of life for older adults. Distinguished by its broad and global outlook, the book includes contributions from an international cadre of widely published scholars and is designed for easy integration into traditional nursing education curricula. The book explores the experiences of older adults at home, and in acute and primary care, assisted living, nursing home and hospice environments and

Older people --- Medical care. --- Health and hygiene.

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Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in American adult males. The content of this book, developed by clinical nurse experts, provides information on the state-of-the-art care of men with prostate cancer. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatment options, and psychosocial effects of this disease. A major focus of the book is on quality of life and the nurses' role in improving this through teaching patients and their families how to manage common symptoms and side effects such as urinary and sexual problems.

Prostate --- Cancer --- Nursing. --- Treatment.

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"" In this book, the tools and clear presentation of information related to the actual testing process provide the learner with a framework for confidence as he or she prepares for the exam. More important, however, is the elaborate presentation of the certification content and the attention to the important physical and psychosocial elements of the human aging process. "". -Geraldine Bednash , PhD, RN, FAAN. Executive Director. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. This is the only certification review for the gerontology nursing specialty exam that has it all- a comprehensive review s

Geriatric nursing --- Nurse practitioners