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Written by internationally renowned authors, this is a comprehensive introduction to aged care for the nursing profession in clinical practice.
List of contents
Part I. Ageing and Gerontology: 1. What is ageing?; 2. The demographics and epidemiology of ageing in the context of the changing needs of older adults; 3. Principles of strengths-based care and other nursing models; 4. Nursing older people across aged care settings: interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary approaches; 5. Evidence-based nursing interventions in primary care: a strengths-based approach; Part II. Chronicity and Ageing: 6. Changing disease patterns; 7. Mental health and ageing; 8. The role of family in care of older people; 9. Evidence-based nursing interventions: fostering quality of life; Part III. End of Life Care: 10. Palliative care in Australia and New Zealand: 11. Advance care planning for the frail older adult; 12. A strengths-based palliative approach for the frail older; adult living in residential aged care; 13. Evidence-based nursing interventions: a good death and fostering pain relief.
About the author
Wendy is the Director of the Centre for Health Practice Innovation (HPI), a research programme in the Griffith Health Institute at Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland. She is also a research leader in a National Dementia Collaborative Research Centre - Consumers and Carers and the Dementia Training and Study Centre at Queensland University of Technology. Her research focus has been on finding evidence for managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia using controlled trials to test psychosocial interventions, assistive technologies, social robots, and complementary and alternative medicine interventions.
Summary
Written by internationally renowned authors, with extensive practical experience in aged care, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to aged care for the nursing profession in clinical practice. The strengths-based approach encourages practice with a focus on individuals' potential and capacities rather than their limits.
