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Informationen zum Autor Angela Hudson , MSC (Gerontology), PG Dip HE, BA (Hons) Open, RN, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol. Angela's background is in working with older people in rehabilitation settings. Her interests lie with long-term conditions and their impact on the older person's health and well-being. She is currently Project Lead for a Blended Learning Project within the university focusing on the provision of education for long-term conditions. Angela has been involved in a number of projects including the facilitation of Action Learning Sets with four groups of community matrons. She is currently working with two local primary care trusts to deliver case management workshops. Lesley Moore , MA, RN, Diploma of Nursing (Wales), Cert Ed (FE), RNT, Florence Nightingale Scholar, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Churchill Fellow, National Teaching Fellow, FRSA, Senior Lecturer Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol. Lesley's background was in intensive care and recovery nursing for both the NHS and military sectors before becoming a clinical teacher and a nurse teacher. After majoring in social ethics, Lesley's research interests have focused on ethics and work-based learning. As an informal carer, she supported a close relative at home having renal haemodialysis. As a result of this experience, she is aware of the vulnerability of the older person with a long-term condition being cared for in the community during the transition of change in the NHS. Klappentext Caring for older people encompasses complex physical, social and psychological needs, and poses many diverse challenges for nurses. Caring for Older People in the Community provides nurses with an up to date practical resource that explores these challenges.Throughout the book the use of reflection points and scenarios enable the reader to reflect on current issues and consider how underpinning theory supports practice. Each chapter is evidence based and fully referenced, with full contact details of charities. This book will appeal to health and social care practitioners working in community settings, and will help nurses meet the challenge of nursing and the ageing population with empathy and understanding of diverse needs. Zusammenfassung Caring for older people encompasses complex physical! social and psychological needs! and poses many diverse challenges for nurses. Caring for Older People in the Community provides nurses with an up to date practical resource that explores these challenges. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors ix Foreword xiii Preface xv Introduction xvii Section 1 - Past and current infl uences on practice 1 1 Historical perspectives from past to present 3 Robin Means Introduction 3 Family, kinship and older people 3 The welfare state, older people and the changing role of institutions 8 Towards Care in the Community 14 Modernisation muddles. 20 Conclusion 22 References 23 2 Older people's experiences: social context and contemporary social policy 27 Tina Fear and Grace Boddy Introduction 27 Social context 27 Policy as a response to needs of older people 40 Health and social care provision 47 Conclusion 54 References 55 3 Ethical tensions for the older person and carers 61 Lesley Moore Introduction 61 Paradigm shifts in health and social care 61 Factors influencing moral reasoning and behaviour 65 Values and beliefs 65 Signifi cant ethical theories 67 Power versus professional perspectives 74 End of life and decision-making 78 The diversities and tensions of caring 81 Conclusion 87 Referen...
