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Contributors ix <p>Introduction xvii</p> <p>Abbreviations and Acronyms xxi</p> <p><b>Section 1 The Aging Population 1</b></p> <p>Case 1.1 Recipe for Successful Aging 3<br /> <i>By Christine Tocchi, PhD(C), MSN, APRN, GNP-BC</i></p> <p>Case 1.2 Cultural Competence Is a Journey 15<br /> <i>By Jina Ko, MSN, RN, ANP-C and Julie M. L. Lautner, MSW, MSN, RN</i></p> <p>Case 1.3 The Ugly Face of Ageism 23<br /> <i>By Shelley Yerger Hawkins, DSN, APRN, FNP, GNP, FAANP</i></p> <p>Case 1.4 If Only We Had National Health Insurance 31<br /> <i>By Philip A. Greiner, DNSc, RN</i></p> <p><b>Section 2 Common Health Challenges of Aging 37</b></p> <p>Case 2.1 The Heart of It All 39<br /> <i>By Jaclyn R. Jones, MSN, APRN, NP-C</i></p> <p>Case 2.2 I Have This Thing on My Skin 47<br /> <i>By Everol M. Ennis, Jr., MSN, APRN, A/GNP-BC</i></p> <p>Case 2.3 Why Is My Mother Wearing a Diaper? 57<br /> <i>By Annemarie Dowling-Castronovo, PhD(c), RN</i></p> <p>Case 2.4 My Aching Back 65<br /> <i>By Anne Moore, DNP, RN</i></p> <p>Case 2.5 More Than Just Constipation 75<br /> <i>By Frieda R. Butler, PhD, MPH, FAAN, FGSA</i></p> <p>Case 2.6 Are You in the Hospital Again? 85<br /> <i>By Kimberly O. Lacey, DNSc, MSN, CNS</i></p> <p>Case 2.7 It Hurts When I Pee 93<br /> <i>By Rebecca Herter, MSN, RN</i></p> <p>Case 2.8 The History Reveals All 101<br /> <i>By Devon Kwassman, MSN, RN</i></p> <p>Case 2.9 <i>Knee</i>dless Pain 111<br /> <i>By Maureen E. O’Rourke, RN, PhD, and Kenneth S. O’Rourke, MD</i></p> <p>Case 2.10 Life after a Right CVA 125<br /> <i>By Cynthia S. Jacelon, PhD, RN, CRRN, FAAN</i></p> <p>Case 2.11 It Takes My Breath Away 135<br /> <i>By Kathy Murphy, RN, BA, DipN, RNT, MSc, PhD, Dympna Casey, RGN, BA, MA, PhD, and Bernard McCarthy, MSc</i></p> <p>Case 2.12 What’s Shaking? 145<br /> <i>By Donna Packo Diaz, MS, RN, and Cathi A. Thomas, MS, RN, CNRN</i></p> <p>Case 2.13 Too Much to Manage 153<br /> <i>By Melanie J. Holland, BSN, MS</i></p> <p>Case 2.14 Them Bones, Them Bones 167<br /> <i>By Ivy M. Alexander, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAAN</i></p> <p><b>Section 3 Health Promotion 181</b></p> <p>Case 3.1 Never Too Old to Quit 183<br /> <i>By Geraldine Marrocco, EdD, APRN, CNS, ANP-BC and Amanda LaManna, MSN, RN, NP-C</i></p> <p>Case 3.2 Protection by Prevention 189<br /> <i>By Kimberlee-Ann Bridges, MSN, RN-BC, CNL</i></p> <p>Case 3.3 Is Being Careful Enough? 195<br /> <i>By Bonnie Cashin Farmer, PhD, RN</i></p> <p>Case 3.4 Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired 203<br /> <i>By Kathleen Lovanio, MSN, APRN, F/ANP-BC, Patricia C. Gantert, MSN, RN-BC, and Susan A. Goncalves, DNP(c), MS, RN-BC</i></p> <p>Case 3.5 To Screen or Not to Screen 213<br /> <i>By Meredith Wallace Kazer, PhD, APRN, A/GNP-BC, FAAN</i></p> <p><b>Section 4 Environments of Care 221</b></p> <p>Case 4.1 Who Says I Can’t Go Home 223<br /> <i>By Antoinette Larkin, RGN, H. Dip. Gerontology, and Claire Welford, RGN, DipNS, BNS–Hons., MSc, PGC–TLHE</i></p> <p>Case 4.2 Regressing in Rehab 231<br /> <i>By Kendra M. Grimes, MSN, APRN, GNP-BC</i></p> <p>Case 4.3 There’s No Place Like Home 239<br /> <i>By Nicholas R. Nicholson, Jr., PhD, MPH, RN, PHCNS-BC</i></p> <p>Case 4.4 Caring for the Caregiver 245<br /> <i>By Evanne Juratovac, PhD, RN (GCNS-BC)</i></p> <p>Case 4.5 Transitions 253<br /> <i>By Elizabeth McGann, DNSc, RN, and Lynn Price, JD, MSN, MPH, FNP-BC</i></p> <p>Case 4.6 Shifting the Focus of Care 261<br /> <i>By Alison Kris, PhD, RN</i></p> <p>Case 4.7 Without a Home 267<br /> <i>By Mary Shelkey, PhD, ARNP</i></p> <p>Case 4.8 A Place Called Home 277<br /> <i>By Kelly Smith Papa, MSN, RN, and Eileen O’Connor Smith BSN, RN-C</i></p> <p>Case 4.9 Aging in Place 285<br /> <i>By Karen Dick, PhD, GNP-BC, FAANP</i></p> <p><b>Section 5 Cognitive and Psychological Issues in Aging 293</b></p> <p>Case 5.1 The Diabolical Ds 295<br /> <i>By Kathleen Lovanio, MSN, APRN, F/ANP-BC, Patricia C. Gantert, MSN, RN-BC, and Susan A. Goncalves, DNP(c), MS, RN-BC</i></p> <p>Case 5.2 What a Difference a Day Makes 305<br /> <i>By Cora D. Zembrzuski, PhD, APRN</i></p> <p>Case 5.3 I Don’t Feel Good 313<br /> <i>By Evanne Juratovac, PhD, RN (GCNS-BC)</i></p> <p>Case 5.4 Understanding Distress 323<br /> <i>By Eileen O’Connor Smith, BSN, RN-C, and Kelly Smith Papa, MSN, RN</i></p> <p><b>Section 6 Issues of Aging and Independence 333</b></p> <p>Case 6.1 Too Much of a Good Thing 335<br /> <i>By Susan C. Frazier, MS, NP-C, GNP-BC</i></p> <p>Case 6.2 Driving in My Car 343<br /> <i>By Valerie C. Sauda, RN-BC, MS</i></p> <p>Case 6.3 Sex Does Not Stop with Seniority 351<br /> <i>By Ashley Domingue, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-C</i></p> <p>Case 6.4 Hidden Pathology 359<br /> <i>By Marie Boltz, PhD, APRN, BC</i></p> <p>Case 6.5 Taking Control of the Pain 367<br /> <i>By Alison Kris, PhD, RN</i></p> <p>Case 6.6 The Road toward End-of-Life Decision Making: Who Has the Right of Way? 373<br /> <i>By Barbara L. Kramer, MSN, RN, CHPN, and Christine M. Goldstein, LCSW-R, OCW-C</i></p> <p><b>Index 381</b></p>

<b>Meredith Wallace Kazer, PhD, APRN, A/GNP- BC, FAAN</b> is Associate Professor at Fairfield University School of Nursing. Dr. Kazer has authored or edited numerous books, two of which received the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed journal publications, and 22 book chapters. Dr. Kazer maintains a clinical practice with a focus on chronic illness in older persons. <p><b>Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, CRRN, APRN-BC, FNP</b> is Professor and Graduate Coordinator at Southern Connecticut State University. Dr. Neal-Boylan has extensive experience in academia as well as family practice, chronic care, and internal medicine. She has edited or co-edited four books including one which won the American Journal of Nursing Award in the medical-surgical division in 2005. Additionally Dr. Neal-Boylan has published over 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals.</p>

As the fastest growing population sector worldwide, older adults are seen in almost every care setting in which clinicians practice. Developed as a resource for advanced practice nurses in any setting, <i>Case Studies in Gerontological Nursing for the Advanced Practice Nurse</i> presents readers with a range of both typical and atypical cases from real clinical scenarios. <p>The book is organized into six units covering cases related to ageism, common health challenges, health promotion, environments of care, cognitive and psychological issues, and issues relating to aging and independence. Each case follows a similar format including the patient's presentation, critical thinking questions, and a thorough discussion of the case resolution through which students and clinicians can enhance their clinical reasoning skills.</p> <p>Designed to promote geriatric clinical education through self-assessment or classroom use, <i>Case Studies in Gerontological Nursing for the Advanced Practice Nurse</i> is a key resource for all those dedicated to improving care for older adults.</p> <p><b>Key Features:</b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Includes more than 40 cases covering a range of geriatric health issues</li> <li>Presents critical thinking questions separately before disclosing answers to promote self-assessment</li> <li>Well-referenced with links to current web resources where relevant</li> <li>Written by experts in the field from a variety of practice settings</li> </ul>

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