Older people : issues and innovations in care. Rhonda Nay ; Sally Garratt ; Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh.
Material type: TextPublisher: Chatswood, N.S.W. : Elsevier Australia [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 4th edition / Rhonda Nay, Sally Garratt, Deirdre FetherstonhaughDescription: 544 pagesContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780729541633 (pbk.) :
- 9780729541633 (paperback)
- 0729541630 (paperback)
- Nursing older people
- 618.970231 23
- RC954
Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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4 Week Loan | University Hospital Limerick Regional | University Hospital Limerick Regional | Open Shelves | 610.7365 NAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0208450766289X |
Previous edition: Sydney : Churchill Livingston Elsevier, c2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1. Contextual issues and innovations. Caring for older people: issues for consumers -- Public health for an ageing society -- Redefining 'old age': the centenarians -- Ageing in rural areas -- Younger people in residential aged care facilities -- Community support for older Australians: issues and future directions -- Section 2. Practice issues and innovations. Person-centred care -- Upholding rights and managing risk while improving quality of care -- Health and care of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples -- Working with families: evidence, tools, implementation and evaluation -- Older people and acute care -- Person-centred comprehensive geriatric assessment -- Alzheimer's dementia: neuropsychology, early diagnosis and intervention -- Depression and suicide in older people -- Persistent pain in older people -- Sexuality, ageing and health professionals -- Intervention in a situation of elder abuse and neglect -- End-of-life decision making for older people -- Section 3. Innovations in action. Self esteem, dignity and finding meaning in dementia -- Accreditation: compliance or the pursuit of excellence? -- Environments that enhance dementia care: issues and challenges -- Assistive technology: opportunities and implications -- Innovative responses to a changing healthcare environment -- My journey of heartbreak: my parents and Alzheimer's disease -- Visionary leadership for a 'greying' healthcare system.
This title focuses on issues and innovations in aged care, with evidence-based examples and clinical vignettes included throughout the new edition.
Text in English.
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