Oxford handbook of nursing older people
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Oxford handbook of nursing older people
（Oxford handbooks in nursing）（Oxford medical publications）
Oxford University Press, 2009
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Handbook of nursing older people
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In the UK, over two-thirds of acute hospital beds are inhabited by people of an older age. The Oxford Handbook of Nursing Older People addresses the knowledge and skills needed by nurses working with older people. This book is an invaluable reference guide that supports nurses in everyday clinical decision-making, covering important issues such as ageism, the role of carers, and mental health, and including guidelines on stroke care, falls management, infection control, palliative care, and medication management. Nurses need to have knowledge of nursing the older person to enable them to provide holistic, person-centred care. The Oxford Handbook of Nursing Older People covers the basic principles and the key factors that are required to provide a high quality service.
Table of Contents
- 1. Ageing through time
- 2. Psychosocial context of ageing
- 3. Ageism, sexism and racism
- 4. Health and health promotion
- 5. Caring and service provision
- 6. Spirituality and culture
- 7. Normal ageing
- 8. Hypo and hyperthermia
- 9. Stroke
- 10. Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
- 11. Diabetes
- 12. Heart failure
- 13. Cancer
- 14. Palliative care
- 15. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- 16. Mental health
- 17. Osteoporosis
- 18. The nurse's role
- 19. Nurse prescribing
- 20. Patient discharge
- 21. Nursing assessment
- 22. Communication
- 23. Nutrition and hydration
- 24. Rehabilitation
- 25. Falls
- 26. Infection control
- 27. Pressure ulcer prevention and management
- 28. Continence management and prevention
- 29. Medicines management
- 30. Pain control
- 31. Older people in prison
- 32. Older people with learning disabilities
- 33. Alcohol misuse
- 34. Safeguarding vulnerable adults
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