Edited by Fiona M. Ross, CBE,PhD, BSc, RN, Ruth Harris, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD RN, Joanne M. Fitzpatrick, BSc PhD RN PGCEA and Clare Abley
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 s
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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.
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.
New to this edition
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
Key Features
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
Author Information
Edited by Fiona M. Ross, CBE,PhD, BSc, RN, Professor Emerita Health and Social Care,Kingston University; Ruth Harris, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD RN, Professor of Health Care for Older Adults, Care for Long Term Conditions Research Division, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, UK; Joanne M. Fitzpatrick, BSc PhD RN PGCEA, Reader in Older People’s Healthcare, Care for Long Term Conditions Research Division, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London and Clare Abley, Nurse Consultant Vulnerable Older Adults, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
& Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Institute of Population and Health Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Edited by Fiona M. Ross, CBE,PhD, BSc, RN, Professor Emerita Health and Social Care,Kingston University; Ruth Harris, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD RN, Professor of Health Care for Older Adults, Care for Long Term Conditions Research Division, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, UK; Joanne M. Fitzpatrick, BSc PhD RN PGCEA, Reader in Older People’s Healthcare, Care for Long Term Conditions Research Division, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London and Clare Abley, Nurse Consultant Vulnerable Older Adults, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
& Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Institute of Population and Health Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
SECTION 1 Ageing and Old Age 1 Introduction 2 What Is Old Age? 3 Demographic and Epidemiological Trends in Ageing 4 The Psychology of Human Ageing 5 The Biology of Human Ageing 6 Nursing the Older Person Living With Frailty SECTION 2 People, Policy and the Place of Care 7 Policy Context of Nursing in Health and Social Care 8 Public Health: Healthy Ageing and Well-Being 9 Health and Social Care for Older People in the Community 10 Nursing Older People in Hospital 11 Care Home Nursing Is ‘Maxi-Nursing’: The Value and Contribution of Nursing Older People in Long-Term Care Settings 12 Meeting the Health Needs of Older People Experiencing Homelessness and Other Inclusion Health Groups 13 Informal, Unpaid Carers 14 Abuse and Safeguarding SECTION 3 Independence and Maintaining Function 15 Communication Challenges and Skills 16 Older People and Hearing 17 Older People’s Eye Health 18 Promoting Safe Mobility for Older People 19 Care of the Foot 20 Breathing 21 Eating and Drinking 22 Bladder and Bowel Health 23 Infection Prevention and Control and Thermoregulation in Older People 24 Maintaining Healthy Skin 25 Sleep and Rest 26 Sexuality and Relationships in Later Life 27 Pain and Older People 28 Delirium: Diagnosis, Management and Care for Older People 29 Care of the Person Living With Dementia 30 Depression in Older People 31 Medicine Management 32 Alcohol Misuse and Ageing 33 Nursing Older People With Intellectual Disabilities 34 End-of-Life Care: Dying, Bereavement and Loss 35 The Role of Technology and Digital Tools in the Care and Support of Older People SECTION 4 Postscript: New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People 36 New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People Index
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<P>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.</P>
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<P>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, <i>Redfern’s Nursing Older People</i> is essential reading to help nurses shape practice, improve outcomes and promote opportunities for ageing well.</P> <P><i>Redfern’s Nursing Older People</i> 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.</P>
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<P>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.</P>
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<P>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, <i>Redfern’s Nursing Older People</i> is essential reading to help nurses shape practice, improve outcomes and promote opportunities for ageing well.</P>00add-to-cart97807020824672023ProfessionalEdited by Fiona M. Ross, CBE,PhD, BSc, RN, Ruth Harris, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD RN, Joanne M. Fitzpatrick, BSc PhD RN PGCEA and Clare Abley20235BookOtherElsevier608Jul 12, 2023IN STOCKEdited by <STRONG>Fiona M. Ross</STRONG>, CBE,PhD, BSc, RN, Professor Emerita Health and Social Care,Kingston University; <STRONG>Ruth Harris</STRONG>, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD RN, Professor of Health Care for Older Adults, Care for Long Term Conditions Research Division, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, UK; <STRONG>Joanne M. Fitzpatrick</STRONG>, BSc PhD RN PGCEA, Reader in Older People’s Healthcare, Care for Long Term Conditions Research Division, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London and <STRONG>Clare Abley</STRONG>, Nurse Consultant Vulnerable Older Adults, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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