All chapters either extensively rewritten or completely new
New chapters on frailty, the misuse of alcohol as a growing problem in old age, digital technology, and nursing older people with intellectual disabilities
Core themes of gerontology embedded throughout, such as assessment and rehabilitation
SECTION 1 Ageing and Old Age 1 Introduction 2 What Is Old Age? 3 Demographic and Epidemiological Trends in Ageing 4 The Psychology of Human Ageing 5 The Biology of Human Ageing 6 Nursing the Older Person Living With Frailty SECTION 2 People, Policy and the Place of Care 7 Policy Context of Nursing in Health and Social Care 8 Public Health: Healthy Ageing and Well-Being 9 Health and Social Care for Older People in the Community 10 Nursing Older People in Hospital 11 Care Home Nursing Is ‘Maxi-Nursing’: The Value and Contribution of Nursing Older People in Long-Term Care Settings 12 Meeting the Health Needs of Older People Experiencing Homelessness and Other Inclusion Health Groups 13 Informal, Unpaid Carers 14 Abuse and Safeguarding SECTION 3 Independence and Maintaining Function 15 Communication Challenges and Skills 16 Older People and Hearing 17 Older People’s Eye Health 18 Promoting Safe Mobility for Older People 19 Care of the Foot 20 Breathing 21 Eating and Drinking 22 Bladder and Bowel Health 23 Infection Prevention and Control and Thermoregulation in Older People 24 Maintaining Healthy Skin 25 Sleep and Rest 26 Sexuality and Relationships in Later Life 27 Pain and Older People 28 Delirium: Diagnosis, Management and Care for Older People 29 Care of the Person Living With Dementia 30 Depression in Older People 31 Medicine Management 32 Alcohol Misuse and Ageing 33 Nursing Older People With Intellectual Disabilities 34 End-of-Life Care: Dying, Bereavement and Loss 35 The Role of Technology and Digital Tools in the Care and Support of Older People SECTION 4 Postscript: New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People 36 New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People Index
Fiona M. Ross, CBE,PhD, BSc, RN, Professor Emerita Health and Social Care, Kingston University. UK, Ruth Harris, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD RN, Professor of Health Care for Older Adults, Care for Long Term Conditions Research Division, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, UK, Joanne M. Fitzpatrick, BSc PhD RN PGCEA, Reader in Older People’s Healthcare, Care for Long Term Conditions Research Division, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, UK and Clare Abley, Nurse Consultant Vulnerable Older Adults, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Institute of Population and Health Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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