Description
Redfern's Nursing Older People provides accessible, evidence-based information for nurses, care assistants and other health professionals wanting to improve the quality of health and social care for older people.Republished for the first time since 2006, this fifth edition has been comprehensively revised and rewritten by a large team of expert contributors, while preserving the person-centred spirit of earlier editions. It applies best evidence in straightforward and practical ways to the demographic, physical, psychological, social and emotional challenges of ageing, with a focus on supporting independence and health maintenance.With new contributions covering emerging challenges such as understanding frailty and the use of digital technology, and the themes of diversity, service-user perspectives and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic woven throughout, Redfern's Nursing Older People is essential reading to help nurses shape practice, improve outcomes and promote opportunities for ageing well.- Written by a team of 68 specialists and experts drawn from the fields of nursing, social sciences, gerontology and healthcare practice- Covers the latest evidence, policy and nursing practice- Focus on nursing-led solutions for improving activities of daily living, independence and preventing common problems of ageing- Accessible to all, with stories, case studies and lived experience to bring material to life- Summaries and learning points support learning around complex problems- Emphasis on countering ageism using images and wider literature where appropriate
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 Ageing and Old Age1. Introduction2. What Is Old Age?3. Demographic and Epidemiological Trends in Ageing4. The Psychology of Human Ageing5. The Biology of Human Ageing6. Nursing the Older Person Living With FrailtySECTION 2 People, Policy and the Place of Care7. Policy Context of Nursing in Health and Social Care8. Public Health: Healthy Ageing and Well-Being9. Health and Social Care for Older People in the Community10. Nursing Older People in Hospital11. Care Home Nursing Is 'Maxi-Nursing': The Value and Contribution of Nursing Older People in Long-Term Care Settings12. Meeting the Health Needs of Older People Experiencing Homelessness and Other Inclusion Health Groups13. Informal, Unpaid Carers14. Abuse and SafeguardingSECTION 3 Independence and Maintaining Function15. Communication Challenges and Skills16. Older People and Hearing17. Older People's Eye Health18. Promoting Safe Mobility for Older People19. Care of the Foot20. Breathing21. Eating and Drinking22. Bladder and Bowel Health23. Infection Prevention and Control and Thermoregulation in Older People24. Maintaining Healthy Skin25. Sleep and Rest26. Sexuality and Relationships in Later Life27. Pain and Older People28. Delirium: Diagnosis, Management and Care for Older People29. Care of the Person Living With Dementia30. Depression in Older People31. Medicine Management32. Alcohol Misuse and Ageing33. Nursing Older People With Intellectual Disabilities34. End-of-Life Care: Dying, Bereavement and Loss35. The Role of Technology and Digital Tools in the Care and Support of Older PeopleSECTION 4 Postscript: New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People36. New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People
