Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults
Miller · 9th Edition · ISBN 9781975179137 · Wolters Kluwer
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults (9th Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 29 chapters.
Overview
Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults (9th Edition) by Miller is a leading gerontological nursing text, and its Functional Consequences model frames aging through a wellness lens rather than just disease. This study guide is built to follow it chapter by chapter, so you review in the same order your professor teaches — from seeing older adults through the eyes of wellness and applying the nursing model, through theories of aging, culture and diversity, health promotion, and care settings, into assessment of health and functioning, medications, legal and ethical concerns, and elder abuse, and then through cognitive and psychosocial function and the full range of body systems including cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, integument, sleep, thermoregulation, and sexual function. It highlights the age-related changes, risk factors, and wellness-focused nursing interventions you need for exams, including end-of-life and pain care. It is an independent, aligned study companion — not the textbook itself and not a reproduction of its content.
Aligned with undergraduate gerontological nursing courses and written in an NCLEX-RN style, with age-related priorities and rationales that mirror how older-adult care is tested on course exams and the licensure exam.
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- Wellness model for older adults
- Theories of aging
- Culture and diversity in aging
- Health and functional assessment
- Medications and bioactive substances
- Legal and ethical concerns
- Elder abuse and neglect
- Delirium and dementia
- Depression in older adults
- Sensory changes: hearing and vision
- Cardiovascular and respiratory function
- Mobility, safety, and falls
- Pain and end-of-life care
Need the textbook itself?
Authored by Carol A. Miller and published by Wolters Kluwer, this 9th Edition is widely assigned in gerontological nursing and is known for its Functional Consequences Theory and wellness-centered approach to aging.
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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 29 chapters of Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults (9th Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
How soon will I get it?
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Does this follow the 9th Edition wellness model?
Yes. It is organized around the 9th Edition (ISBN 9781975179137) by Miller, including the Functional Consequences wellness framework and the body-system chapters.
Is it the same as the textbook?
No. It is an independent study guide aligned to the textbook to help you review high-yield gerontology content; it does not reproduce the book.
Will it help with the older-adult content on the NCLEX?
Yes. The age-related changes, risk factors, and interventions it emphasizes are written in an NCLEX-RN style and map to how gerontology is tested.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 9th 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.
What if it is not what I expected?
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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 Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults — 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 Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults (9th Edition) by Miller. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by Wolters Kluwer or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.