Due to the continuing rapid growth of the older adult population, there is an increased need for primary care providers to deliver age-specific care and direct disease management. This e-book serves as a clinical resource for advanced practice nurses and students who provide primary care to older adults. Focused on common disorders seen in adults from both the medical and nursing perspectives, it addresses nursing diagnoses and patient education and provides students with various approaches for assessing the older client. It also contains chapters on the principles of promoting health and on the essentials of good nutrition for older adults.

Laurie Kennedy-Malone PhD, APRN-BC, GNP
Associate Professor
Director of the Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program, School of Nursing
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

Kathleen Ryan Fletcher RN, MSN, APRN-BC, GNP, FAAN
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Administrator, Senior Services, Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia

Lori Martin Plank PhD(c), MSPH, MSN, RN, APRN, BC
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, College of Allied Health Sciences
Temple University
Family and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Temple Health Connection
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania