"Gerontological Nursing: Competencies for Care, Fourth Edition focuses on caring for the elderly by employing a holistic and interdisciplinary approach. The text follows the framework of the core competencies for baccalaureate nursing education published by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing. This framework is structured to ensure nursing students attain the recommended knowledge to achieve the competencies necessary to provide excellent care to older adults."--Back cover.