Nursing Older People
Autor Sally J. Redfern, Fiona M. Rossen Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 sep 2005
This edition has been extensively rewritten by subject experts from nursing, social work, physiotherapy, gerontology and sociology. The 34 chapters are 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
.Current issues and reflections on caring for older people.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780443074592
ISBN-10: 0443074593
Pagini: 792
Ilustrații: 75 ills.
Dimensiuni: 189 x 246 x 39 mm
Greutate: 1.72 kg
Ediția:Revised & Updat
Editura: Elsevier
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0443074593
Pagini: 792
Ilustrații: 75 ills.
Dimensiuni: 189 x 246 x 39 mm
Greutate: 1.72 kg
Ediția:Revised & Updat
Editura: Elsevier
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
Public țintă
Pre-reg students on the adult branch with a strong interest in the elderlyPost-basic student and qualified nurses involved in the care of older people in hospitals and in community settings especially nursing homes where the elderly are a large part of the client base
Cuprins
Introduction
SECTION 1: AGEING AND OLD AGE
What is old age?
Demographic and epidemiological trends in ageing
The psychology of human ageing
The biology of human ageing
SECTION 2: POLICY CHANGE AND CONTEXTS OF CARE
Policy developments in the organization of support for older people
Health and social care for older people in the community
Nursing older people in hospital
Intermediate and long-term care provision for older people
SECTION 3: NURSING OLDER PEOPLE: INDEPENDENCE, AUTONOMY AND SELF-FULFILMENT
Communication challenges and skills
Hearing
Eyesight and older people
Promoting safe mobility
Care of the foot
Breathing
Eating and drinking
Eliminating
Maintaining body temperature
Maintaining healthy skin
Sleep and rest
Sexuality and relationships in later life
Pain and older people
Delirium (acute confusional states) in later life
Person-centred dementia care
Depression in older people
Dying, bereavement and loss
Drugs and older people
SECTION 4: CURRENT ISSUES AND REFLECTIONS ON CARING FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Assessment of older people
Health care for older homeless people
Health promotion for older people
Complementary therapies
Abuse of older people
Carers and lay caring
Reflections
SECTION 1: AGEING AND OLD AGE
What is old age?
Demographic and epidemiological trends in ageing
The psychology of human ageing
The biology of human ageing
SECTION 2: POLICY CHANGE AND CONTEXTS OF CARE
Policy developments in the organization of support for older people
Health and social care for older people in the community
Nursing older people in hospital
Intermediate and long-term care provision for older people
SECTION 3: NURSING OLDER PEOPLE: INDEPENDENCE, AUTONOMY AND SELF-FULFILMENT
Communication challenges and skills
Hearing
Eyesight and older people
Promoting safe mobility
Care of the foot
Breathing
Eating and drinking
Eliminating
Maintaining body temperature
Maintaining healthy skin
Sleep and rest
Sexuality and relationships in later life
Pain and older people
Delirium (acute confusional states) in later life
Person-centred dementia care
Depression in older people
Dying, bereavement and loss
Drugs and older people
SECTION 4: CURRENT ISSUES AND REFLECTIONS ON CARING FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Assessment of older people
Health care for older homeless people
Health promotion for older people
Complementary therapies
Abuse of older people
Carers and lay caring
Reflections