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1 online resource (530 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the authors; CHAPTER 1 Healthy ageing and the older person; Introduction; 1.1 Knowledge and attitudes about ageing; 1.2 Healthy ageing through primary healthcare (PHC); 1.3 Factors influencing healthy ageing; 1.4 Maintaining health for older people through policy and service provision; CHAPTER 2 Understanding the ageing process; Introduction; 2.1 What is ageing?; 2.2 Theories of ageing; 2.3 Changes to body functions and processes with ageing; 2.4 Psychosocial theories of ageing; 2.5 Psychosocial factors and ageing |
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CHAPTER 3 Person-centred care: culture, diversity and spiritualityIntroduction; 3.1 The meaning of culture, diversity and€spirituality; 3.2 The relevance of culture, diversity and€spirituality; 3.3 Accessing and applying knowledge of culture, diversity and spirituality; 3.4 Challenges; CHAPTER 4 Attitudes and communication: the older person, carers and families; Introduction; 4.1 The importance of respectful interpersonal communication with older persons; 4.2 Promoting effective interpersonal communication with older persons |
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4.3 Communication difficulties among older Indigenous Australians and€older persons from CALD backgrounds4.4 Older persons and care negotiations; CHAPTER 5 Nutrition, hydration and feeding: impact on the older person; Introduction; 5.1 Impact of the ageing process and age-related changes; 5.2 The role of nutrition and hydration in the prevention and management of age-related health conditions; 5.3 Risk factors for malnutrition and dehydration in the older person in different settings; 5.4 Assessment of malnutrition and dehydration in the older person |
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5.5 Decision processes that promote and facilitate nutritional intake and hydration of the older personCHAPTER 6 Pharmacology and complementary therapies; Introduction; 6.1 Physiological changes of ageing; 6.2 Medications and quality of life; 6.3 Complementary therapies and the older person; 6.4 Nurse-initiated complementary therapies; CHAPTER 7 Risk assessment of the older person; Introduction; 7.1 What is risk?; 7.2 What kinds of health risks are older people vulnerable to?; 7.3 Falls prevention in community settings; 7.4 Falls prevention in residential aged-care settings |
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7.5 Falls prevention in hospital settings7.6 Clinical reasoning, thinking like a nurse to accommodate risk assessment in nursing practice; 7.7 Involving older people in falls prevention; CHAPTER 8 Care of the older personin the emergencydepartment; Introduction; 8.1 Overview of the emergency department (ED); 8.2 Presenting to the ED; 8.3 Triage in the ED; 8.4 Older people as a diverse group; 8.5 Reasons for ED presentations; 8.6 Nursing assessment of the older person in the ED; CHAPTER 9 Rehabilitation, co-morbidity and complex care; Introduction |
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9.1 Human functioning, disability and€wellbeing |
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Print version record |
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Geriatric nursing -- Australia
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Older people -- Care -- Australia
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Older people -- Health and hygiene -- Australia
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Nursing -- Practice -- Australia
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Geriatric nursing
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Nursing -- Practice
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Older people -- Care
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Older people -- Health and hygiene
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Australia
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780730344179 |
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0730344177 |
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