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- 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- Impact of COVID-19 embedded throughout
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 Ageing and Old Age1 Introduction, 3Fiona M. Ross, Ruth Harris, Joanne M. Fitzpatrick,Clare Abley2 What Is Old Age?, 7Christina Victor3 Demographic and Epidemiological Trends inAgeing, 15Christina Victor4 The Psychology of Human Ageing, 23Maria Teresa Ponto5 The Biology of Human Ageing, 39Brendan Garry, Laura Green, Jane Griffiths,Emma Stanmore6 Nursing the Older Person LivingWith Frailty, 53Caroline Nicholson, Abigail BarkhamSECTION 2 People, Policy and the Placeof Care7 Policy Context of Nursing in Health and SocialCare, 71Fiona M. Ross8 Public Health: Healthy Ageingand Well-Being, 87Sarah Ann Cowley, Vasiliki Tzouvara,Tiago Manuel Horta Reis da Silva9 Health and Social Care for Older People in theCommunity, 107Caroline McGraw10 Nursing Older People in Hospital, 121Antony Arthur11 Care Home Nursing Is 'Maxi-Nursing': The Valueand Contribution of Nursing Older People in Long-Term Care Settings, 133Richard Adams, Karen SpilsburyMeeting the Health Needs of Older PeopleExperiencing Homelessness and Other InclusionHealth Groups, 149Samantha Dorney-Smith, Caroline Shulman,Briony F. Hudson, Fenella Jolly, Elizabeth Keat,Raphael Rogans-Watson, Krishna Misra13 Informal, Unpaid Carers, 171Nan Greenwood14 Abuse and Safeguarding, 187Bridget PenhaleSECTION 3 Independence and MaintainingFunction15 Communication Challenges and Skills, 205Andrée C. le May, Heather M. Fillmore Elbourne16 Older People and Hearing, 223Helen Pryce, Nisha Dhanda17 Older People's Eye Health, 237Penelope Stanford18 Promoting Safe Mobility for Older People, 251Julie Whitney19 Care of the Foot, 269Joanne Paton20 Breathing, 285Janelle Yorke21 Eating and Drinking, 301Sue M. Green22 Bladder and Bowel Health, 315Sue Woodward23 Infection Prevention and Control andThermoregulation in Older People, 339Edward Purssell, Dinah Gould24 Maintaining Healthy Skin, 355Gillian Elizabeth Pedley25 Sleep and Rest, 375Irene Gilsenan26 Sexuality and Relationships inLater Life, 397Tommy Dickinson, Roy Litvin, Maria Horne,Christine Brown Wilson, Paul Simpson, Sharron Hinchliff27 Pain and Older People, 417Pat Schofield, Margaret Dunham28 Delirium: Diagnosis, Management and Care forOlder People, 435Emma Vardy, Rachel Kirby, Lindsay Dingwall29 Care of the Person Living With Dementia, 455Katie A. Davis, Rachel S. Price30 Depression in Older People, 473Colin Hughes31 Medicine Management, 499Sue Latter, Rebecca Henry32 Alcohol Misuse and Ageing, 515Margaret Orange33 Nursing Older People With IntellectualDisabilities, 535Daniel Marsden34 End-of-Life Care: Dying, Bereavement and Loss, 553Jane Berg35 The Role of Technology and Digital Tools in theCare and Support of Older People, 571Rebecca Jarvis, Jonathan Darley, Caroline Chill, Fay Sibley,Denis DuignanSECTION 4 Postscript: New Directions andReflections on Caring for OlderPeople36 New Directions and Reflections on Caring forOlder People, 585Fiona M. Ross, Ruth Harris, Joanne M. Fitzpatrick, Clare AbleyIndex, 603
