Caring for Older Adults Holistically
Dahlkemper · 8th Edition · ISBN 9781719647588 · F.A. Davis Company
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Caring for Older Adults Holistically (8th Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 20 chapters.
Overview
Caring for Older Adults Holistically (8th Edition) by Dahlkemper is a gerontology text written largely for LPN and LVN students, emphasizing whole-person care of the aging population. This study guide is built to follow the textbook chapter by chapter, from holistic caring and the aging experience through promoting wellness, supporting life transitions and spirituality, and using the nursing process with older adults. It also covers legal, ethical, and financial considerations, safety, nutrition, palliative and end-of-life care, environments of care, the LPN/LVN management role, infection, common medical diagnoses, physiological and psychological assessment, common clinical problems, rehabilitation, pharmacology, and laboratory values. The aim is to help you review high-yield concepts the way they are tested on gerontology course exams and the NCLEX-PN, without rereading the whole book. It's an independent, aligned study companion — not the textbook and not a copy of it — help students provide compassionate, evidence-based care to older adults.
Aligned with practical/vocational nursing gerontology courses and written in a style consistent with the NCLEX-PN, so the concepts mirror how care of older adults is tested on exams and the licensure exam.
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- Holistic caring and the aging experience
- Promoting wellness in older adults
- Life transitions and spirituality
- Nursing process in gerontology
- Legal, ethical, financial considerations
- Safety and fall prevention
- Nutrition for older adults
- Palliative and end-of-life care
- Environments of care
- Infection in older adults
- Common medical diagnoses
- Physiological and psychological assessment
- Rehabilitation and restorative care
- Pharmacology and lab values
Need the textbook itself?
Caring for Older Adults Holistically by Dahlkemper, published by F. A. Davis Company, is a well-established gerontology text for practical and vocational nursing students, known for its whole-person approach to aging and care.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 20 chapters of Caring for Older Adults Holistically (8th Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
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Is this for LPN/LVN students?
Yes. It is aligned to the 8th edition, which is written primarily for practical and vocational nursing students, and follows its chapter structure.
Does it support NCLEX-PN prep?
It reviews gerontology concepts in a style consistent with the NCLEX-PN, so it complements your licensure preparation.
Is it the textbook itself?
No. It is an independent study guide that condenses high-yield content rather than reproducing the book.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 8th Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Caring for Older Adults Holistically — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Caring for Older Adults Holistically (8th Edition) by Dahlkemper. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by F.A. Davis Company or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.