Care of the Older Adult
Suggested Reading
The following publications offer information and resources related to care of the older adult.
AGS Panel. (Updated annually). Geriatrics at Your Fingertips.
American Geriatrics Society. Blackwell Publishing.
Beers, M.,& Berkow, R. (2000). The Merck Manual of Geriatrics. (3rd edition). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Company.
Bales, Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging, 2004, Humana Press Inc., ISBN: 1588290557, Edition: 1st,
Cherniack, Alternative Medicine for the Elderly, 2003, Springer, ISBN: 3540441697, Edition: 1st,
Cotter, Advanced Practice Nursing with Older Adults: Clinical Guidelines, 2002, McGraw-Hill Companies, ISBN: 0071341579, Edition: 1st,
Ebersole, Toward Healthy Aging: Human Needs and Nursing Response, 6th Edition, 2004, Elsevier, ISBN: 0323020127, Edition: 6th,
Ebersole, Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging, 2nd Edition, 2005, Elsevier, ISBN: 032303165X, Edition: 2nd,
Eliopoulos, , Gerontological Nursing, 6th edition, 2005, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ISBN: 0781744288, Edition: 6th,
Flaherty, E., Fulmer, T., & Mezey, M. (2003). Geriatric Nursing Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Advanced Practice Geriatric Nursing, 5th ed. New York: American Geriatrics Society.
Ham, Primary Care Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach, 4th Edition, 2002, Saunders, ISBN: 032301450X, Edition: 4th,
Kane, Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, 5th Edition, 2004, McGraw-Hill Companies, ISBN: 0071409203, Edition: 5th,
Lueckenotte, Gerontologic Nursing, 2nd Edition, 2000, Mosby, ISBN: 0323007570, Edition: 2nd
Maas, Nursing Care of Older Adults: Diagnoses, Outcomes, and Interventions, 2001, Mosby, ISBN: 0323012590, Edition: 1st,
Mezey, M.D., Berkman, B., & Callahan, C. (Eds.). (2001). The Encyclopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric and Social Care. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Mezey, M., Fulmer, T., Abraham, I., (Eds.),& Zwicker, D. (Managing Ed.). (2003). Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice. (2ndedition). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Miller, C, Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults: Theory and Practice, 4th edition, 2004, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ISBN: 0781738083, Edition: 4th
Resnick, Restorative Care Nursing for Older Adults: A Guide for All Care Settings , 2004, Springer Publishing Company, ISBN: 0826124542, Edition: 1st,
Springhouse Corporation, Handbook of Geriatric Drug Therapy, 2000, Springhouse, ISBN: 0874349982, Edition: 1st
Stanley, Gerontological Nursing: Promoting Successful Aging with Older Adults, 3rd Edition, 2005, F. A. Davis Company Publishers, ISBN: 080361165X, Edition: 3rd,
Swanson, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Older Adult: Interventions and Recommendations, 2001, Springer Publishing Company, ISBN: 0826113761, Edition: 1st
Tallis, Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 6th Edition, 2003, Elsevier, ISBN: 0443070873, Edition: 6th
Wold, Basic Geriatric Nursing, 3rd Edition, 2004, Elsevier, ISBN: 0323023894, Edition: 3rd