Nursing Care of Older People

Andrew Hindle, Alison Coates (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2011
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-956311-1 (ISBN)

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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.

Nursing care of older people provides a new, contemporary, evidence based and practical guide to meeting the holistic health needs of older patients. With a clear and engaging style, the authors outline a rigorous and robust account of underlying principles and evidence with tools and tips for best nursing practice.

This comprehensive textbook examines the changes brought about by the ageing process to both physical and mental health as well as learning disabilities. Providing essential insights necessary to deliver high quality nursing in primary and hospital care, this text covers a wide range of issues and clinical topics. Learning is aided by case studies, nursing insights, activities, and reflection enabling readers to apply theory to practice.

This text is particularly useful for pre and post registration student nurses, qualified nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals working alongside nurses to deliver care to older people.

The online resource centre to accompany Nursing care of older people features:

For students and lecturers
· Additional interactive case studies.
· National policy links.
· Website links to national older people organizations, charities and support groups and links to journals on older patients in health care.
· Audio podcasts on the nursing care of older people.

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.

PART 1: COMMUNICATION AND DIGNITY; PART 2: PATIENT SAFETY; PART 3: CARE SETTINGS; PART 4: CHANGES IN THE AGEING PROCESS

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.2.2011
Zusatzinfo	45 line drawings and photos
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 262 mm
Gewicht	694 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Altenpflege
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung
ISBN-10	0-19-956311-X / 019956311X
ISBN-13	978-0-19-956311-1 / 9780199563111
Zustand	Neuware