Nursing Courses
Today’s older adults are increasingly more diverse and active, requiring more comprehensive and holistic care than ever before.
Our gerontological nursing resources foster a “whole person” perspective on gerontology to broaden students’ understanding and prepare them for the changing care needs they’ll encounter throughout their nursing careers.
To effectively prepare students for the complexities of modern healthcare, nursing programs require resources that address the evolving needs of our aging population. As older adults lead more diverse and active lives, the demand for comprehensive gerontological nursing expertise has never been greater. Lippincott empowers nursing faculty with a suite of solutions designed to meet this challenge head-on. Our resources provide the evidence-based tools and innovative frameworks necessary for effective gerontological nursing education, ensuring students are equipped to promote functional health and wellness in older adults.
Unparalleled gerontological nursing support for your program
Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults, 10th Edition
Carol A. Miller, MSN, RN-BC
2026
Empowers future nurses to promote function, wellness, and quality of life for older adults. Grounded in Carol Miller’s Functional Consequences Theory and the 4Ms framework, it emphasizes person-centered, culturally respectful care. This edition prepares students for real-world practice with unique case studies and a focus on transitional care.
- Updated Health Inequities boxes deliver current research on health disparities, equipping students to provide respectful care to diverse populations.
- Updated Multipart Clinical Judgment Unfolding Cases provide real-life examples of the cumulative effects of aging, with questions grounded in the NCSBN’s Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to guide student’s critical thinking.
- A Transitional Care Clinical Judgment Unfolding Case, spanning three chapters, follows a patient through her care journey demonstrating effective transitional care for an older adult with changing needs across different settings.
- Focus on age-friendly care emphasizes what matters most to older adults, preparing students to promote wellness and deliver compassionate, effective nursing care.
- Unfolding Patient Stories, written by the NLN, opens each chapter with engaging vignettes that feature patients from vSim® for Nursing | Gerontology, sparking meaningful classroom conversations.
Gerontological Nursing, 11th Edition
Charlotte Eliopoulos, RN, MPH, PhD
2025
Building on a trusted foundation, this two-time AJN Book of the Year finalist and Doody’s 4-Star title offers concise, evidence-based coverage of gerontological care. With a heightened focus on clinical judgment, pathophysiology, and disease management, it equips students to meet the unique physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of older adults in wellness and illness.
- NEW! Assess Your Competency learning aids strategically placed throughout the text check students’ understanding of key points, ensuring mastery of critical concepts before moving forward.
- NEW! Healthy People 2030 Objectives clarify the relevance of content to current nursing practice standards and national health priorities.
- UPDATED! Unfolding Patient Stories, written by the National League for Nursing, familiarize students with real patient care scenarios that correlate directly with vSim® for Nursing simulations, providing a consistent experience to strengthen students’ clinical preparation.
- UPDATED! Bringing Research to Life features highlight the clinical relevance of current research and help students apply the latest evidence-based findings to nursing practice.
- UPDATED! Expanded content prepares students for the most relevant challenges in today’s gerontological care environment, including LGBTQ+ considerations, PTSD, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, vaccinations, fall prevention, and COVID-19.
Lippincott® CoursePoint+ for Gerontological Nursing
Lippincott® CoursePoint+ with Expert AI is the leading digital curriculum solution for nursing education combines trusted Lippincott content with adaptive learning, virtual simulation, videos, and clinical decision support tools. CoursePoint+ Expert AI provides educators with actionable insights to personalize instruction while giving students real-time, evidence-based support to build confidence and clinical judgment. Together, these tools foster knowledge retention, NCLEX® success, and real-world practice.
Feature highlights
- CoursePoint+ Nursing Tutor, powered by Expert AI, is an always-on AI assistant that delivers real-time, personalized support to build clinical judgment and keep students engaged.
- Interactive eBooks allow students to access the title anytime, take notes, and highlight text; with the read-aloud feature, learning is convenient.
- PrepU supports personalized learning through adaptive quizzing.
- Lippincott® Advisor offers students the same point-of-care decision tool they will likely encounter in practice.
- One-Minute Nurse videos break down key nursing concepts to improve student understanding and retention.
- vSim® for Nursing provides virtual simulations to boost students’ confidence and clinical judgment capabilities.
Boost learning by providing practice opportunities
Enhance your course by incorporating these learning tools and manage your course easily, all in one platform with single sign-on. Talk to your sales representative about enhancements including LMS integration.
Lippincott® Client Cases for Clinical Judgment
Encourage thoughtful practice in patient care. Build a clinical judgment mindset across the curriculum with cognitive practice in hundreds of realistic and complex patient scenarios across 17 areas in an unfolding EHR introducing students to the realities of decision making about patient care.
Lippincott® DocuCare
Lippincott® DocuCare gives students hands-on experience with realistic charting and workflows modeled after leading EHR systems. With 400 customizable patient records, robust clinical decision support, and clinically realistic simulation updates, all in a user-friendly course management platform. Students build clinical judgment along with charting and communication skills that today’s healthcare employers expect and patients need.
vSim® for Nursing*
Deliver the most realistic and up-to-date experience available with expert-authored virtual simulations co-developed by Laerdal Medical and scenarios written by National League for Nursing. vSim® for Nursing provides real-world, evidence-based scenarios with built-in point-of-care solutions for reference and remediation to hone students’ clinical judgment, competence, and confidence. *Included in CoursePoint+
vrClinicals for Nursing
Enhance clinical decision-making skills with virtual experiences that immerse students in realistic, multi-patient care scenarios in a safe setting that prepares them for the demands of practice.
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