Healthy Ageing Nursing Older People

Name: Healthy Ageing Nursing Older People
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ISBN: 9780723429524

ISBN-10: 0723429529

ISBN-13: 9780723429524

Edition: 2000

Authors: Hazel Heath, Irene Schofield

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Description:

This text outlines the theoretical foundations which underpin caring for elderly people, before moving on to consider the specific physiological and psychological problems that the elderly face and that those caring for them have to deal with.

Book details

List price: $91.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 10/18/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 568
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.04" tall
Weight: 3.014
Language: English



Perspectives on Ageing and Older Age


Theories of Ageing


Health and Wellness


Age-Related Changes


Laboratory Values and Implications for Older People


Biological Support Needs


Neglected Areas: Dental Health, Foot Care, Skin Care


Common Chronic Problems and their Management


Pain and Comfort


Pharmacology and Medications


Mobility


Sensory and Perceptual Issues of Ageing


Environmental Safety and Security


Frail and Vulnerable Older People


Intimacy and Sexuality


Relationships, Communication and Social Support


Transitions


Mental Health


Cohorts, Gender and Ethnicity


Achieving Self-Actualization Through Learning and Creativity


Towards the end of life: Dying and Death, Transcendence, and Legacies


The Development of Nursing With Older People