Suitable for practitioners working in a wide range of care settings for older people, this title includes chapters organised in four sections, which cover: ageing and old age; policy change and the contexts of care; nursing older people: independence, autonomy and self-fulfilment; and many issues and reflections on caring for older people.
Suitable for practitioners working in a wide range of care settings for older people, this title includes chapters organised in four sections, which cover: ageing and old age; policy change and the contexts of care; nursing older people: independence, autonomy and self-fulfilment; and many issues and reflections on caring for older people.
7 7/16 X 9 11/16 in IntroductionSECTION 1: AGEING AND OLD AGEWhat is old age?Demographic and epidemiological trends in ageingThe psychology of h uman ageingThe biology of human ageingSECTION 2: POLICY CHAN GE AND CONTEXTS OF CAREPolicy developments in the organization of s upport for older peopleHealth and social care for older people in th e communityNursing older people in hospitalIntermediate and long -term care provision for older peopleSECTION 3: NURSING OLDER PE OPLE: INDEPENDENCE, AUTONOMY AND SELF-FULFILMENTCommunication challe nges and skillsHearingEyesight and older peoplePromoting saf e mobilityCare of the footBreathingEating and drinkingEl iminatingMaintaining body temperatureMaintaining healthy skinSleep and restSexuality and relationships in later lifePain and older peopleDelirium (acute confusional states) in later lifePe rson-centred dementia careDepression in older peopleDying, berea vement and lossDrugs and older peopleSECTION 4: CURRENT IS SUES AND REFLECTIONS ON CARING FOR OLDER PEOPLEAssessment of older p
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It conveys the depth of knowledge needed to develop the complex and sometimes delicate skills required for nursing interventions and support of older people. It takes an evidence-based and person-centred approach to understanding and meeting older peoples needs as well as problems that nurses and other practitioners deal with every day, such as pain, immobility, breathlessness, eating and drinking. This edition has been extensively rewritten by subject experts from nursing, social work, physiotherapy, gerontology and sociology.
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