The Nurse's Role in Promoting Optimal Health of Older Adults: Thriving in the Wisdom Years

• Looks at the nurse€s unique role in promoting healthy aging.


• Features contributions from experts in other health care disciplines to support collaborative care.


• Focuses on opportunities available to older adults to achieve optimal quality of life.


• Integrates wellness, quality and safety, patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, and interprofessional collaboration throughout.


• Structures information based on a mid-range nursing theory of successful aging.