As the environment of care continues to evolve to promote person-centredness, dignity, health, and wellbeing, for nurses working with older people, this can be challenging. Nursing Older People at a Glance is a timely publication which provides an overview of key concepts that nurses need to know in order to care for older people in a wide range of settings.
Divided into six sections, it explores a range of themes such as person-centred care, health and wellbeing, health promotion, and the complexity of older people's care, encompassing mental wellbeing, diverse communities and learning disability.
With a strong focus on dignity in care throughout, Nursing Older People at a Glance will readily equip undergraduate and post-qualification nurses with the knowledge and skills required to care for older people in a competent and compassionate manner.
Contributors vii Introduction viii Part 1 Person-centred care in practice 1 1 Promoting person-centred care 2 2 Capacity and consent 4 3 Communication 6 4 Compassion 8 Part 2 Quality of life in practice 11 5 Quality of life 12 6 Nutrition and hydration 14 7 Hearing and vision 16 8 Pain 18 9 Sleep 20 10 Continence 22 11 End of life care 24 12 Sexual health and well-being 26 13 Carers 28 Part 3 Promoting health in practice 31 14 Health promotion 32 15 Falls and falls prevention in older people 34 16 Medication management 36 17 Polypharmacy 38 18 Skin care 40 19 Pressure area care 42 20 Infection control 44 21 Older people and the arts 46 22 Physical activity in older age 48 Part 4 Complex care in practice 51 23 Mortality and morbidity: focus on frailty 52 24 Long-term conditions and comorbidities 54 25 Good practice in dementia care 56 26 Caring for the older person with delirium 58 27 Severe and enduring mental health problems in older life 60 28 Recognising dying 62 29 Grief, loss and bereavement 64 30 Safeguarding 66 31 Spiritual beliefs and religious practices 68 Part 5 Equality and diversity in practice 71 32 Promoting dignified care for diverse communities 72 33 Supporting good mental health in older people 74 34 Ageing without children 76 35 Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered older people 78 36 Older people with learning disabilities 80 37 Substance misuse (drugs and alcohol) 82 Part 6 Environments of care and practice 85 38 Autonomy and independence 86 39 Transitions in care 88 40 Coordinating care 90 41 Care at home 92 42 Social isolation and loneliness 94 43 Communal living 96 44 Assistive technologies 98 45 Older prisoners 100 Index 102
Josephine Tetley, Professor of Nursing (Ageing and Long term Conditions), Manchester Met University, UK Nigel Cox, Senior Lecturer Adult Nursing, Manchester Met University, UK Kirsten Jack, Senior Lecturer Adult Nursing, Manchester Met University, UK Gary Witham, Senior Lecturer Adult Nursing, Manchester Met University, UK
