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Nursing older adults : partnership working /

All nurses working with adults need a good understanding of the needs of older patients and the potential complexities of planning their care. This new textbook comes from experts in the field and gives adult nurses the principles and practice insights that they need to deliver exceptional care in p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Reed, Jan, Clarke, Charlotte, Macfarlane, Ann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Nursing Older Adults; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; PART 1 The fundamentals of working with older people; 1 Introduction to nursing older people; 2 Independence and autonomy
  • the foundation of care; 3 The aims and goals of care: a framework promoting partnerships between older people, family carers and nurses; 4 Demographic change and population ageing; 5 Working together: participation with older people; PART 2 Key issues in nursing older people; 6 Fundamentals of nursing; 7 Mobility; 8 Nutrition, including food preparation and planning; 9 Continence management.
  • 10 Communication11 Spirituality, religious practice, beliefs and values; 12 Sexuality and intimacy; 13 Risk and safety in nursing older people; 14 Social participation and social networks; 15 Dying; 16 Mental health issues for older people; 17 Reflections and views from older people on health and social care; Index.