Overview of gerontological nursing -- Advanced practice of gerontological nursing -- Practice models in gerontological nurisng -- Legal planning issues -- Ethical issues -- Assessment of the older client -- comprehensive geriatric assessment -- Physical and laboratory assessment -- Cognitive assessment -- Assessment of social support -- Functional assessment -- Nursing management of common clinical problems -- Urinary incontinence -- Constipation,diarrhea,and fecal incontinence -- Impaired mobility and deconditioning -- Pressure sores -- Failure to thrive -- Falls -- Iatrogenesis --Nursing management of selected illnesses -- Depression -- Delirium and dementia -- Parkinson:s desease -- Arthritis -- Cardiovascular conditions -- Sensory disorders -- Alcoholism -- Special concerns -- Intimacy and sexuality -- Restraint-free care -- Drug use and misuse -- Managing problem behaviors -- Pain and discomfort -- Elder mistreatment

1. Geriatric nursing