Nursing Care of Older People

Herausgeber: Hindle, Andrew; Coates, Alison

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Produktbeschreibung

Nursing care of older people provides a contemporary, evidence based and practical guide to meeting the holistic health needs of older patients in all settings. With a clear and engaging style the authors outline best nursing practice. This is useful for pre and post reg student nurses and qualified staff.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 193mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9780199563111
• ISBN-10: 019956311X
• Artikelnr.: 30976951

Autorenporträt

Andrew Hindle is the Strategic Commissioning Lead for Older People and Long Term Conditions at Dudley NHS, England. A Registered and District Nurse, Andrew has worked in strategy and commissioning since 2004, including the regional 'Champions for Older People' programme to ensure quality care for this client group. Alison Coates is Lead for Teaching and Learning (Nursing) in the School of Health and Population Sciences (Nursing and Physiotherapy) at the University of Birmingham, England. She has extensive experience of nursing older people with both physical and mental health needs and teaching on this area of care.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Communication and dignity
1: Introduction
2: Values, attitudes and dignity- person centred care
3: Hearing and sight loss
4: Law and ethics
5: Family, carers and single households in the community
Part 2: Patient Safety
6: Mobility and falls
7: Medication management
Part 3: Care settings
8: Primary and community care
9: Hospital care
Part 4: Changes in the ageing process
10: Key health conditions and the older adult
11: Dementia, mental health and the older adult
12: Learning disability and the older adult
13: Nutrition and fluids
14: Elimination and continence
15: Hygiene and infection control
16: Pain management
17: Sleep and rest
18: End of life care