Preface UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS OF OLDER PERSONS' CARE Chapter 1: Aging Population and the Core Principles of an Emancipatory Approach Chapter 2: Contextual Factors Influencing Older Persons' Health Chapter 3: Health Care Transitions and Safety in Older Persons' Care Chapter 4: Caring for Indigenous Elders Chapter 5: Legal and Ethical Issues in Older Persons' Care UNIT II: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPREHENSIVE NURSING CARE Chapter 6: Holistic Perspectives on Older Persons' Needs Part 1: Thinking, Hearing, Seeing, Sleep, and Rest Chapter 7: Holistic Perspectives on Older Persons' Needs Part 2: Skin, Circulation, Breathing, Thermoregulation, and Sex Chapter 8: Holistic Perspectives on Older Persons' Needs Part 3: Eating, Elimination, Mobility, and Safety Chapter 9: Holistic Geriatric Assessment and Comprehensive Interventions UNIT III: EMPOWERING OLDER PERSONS NAVIGATING HEALTH CHALLENGES Chapter 10: Biopsychosocial Needs and the Intersection of Mental Health and Aging Chapter 11: Engaging Older Persons in Self-Management of Illness Chapter 12: Geriatric Syndrome and Atypical Presentations of Illness Chapter 13: Safe and Appropriate Medication Practices with Older Persons Chapter 14: Emancipatory Principles in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Glossary Author Biographies Index.