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.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page xi 2. Chapter 2 : What Is Old Age? - p. Page xi 3. Chapter 3 : Demographic and Epidemiological Trends in Ageing - p. Page xi 4. Chapter 4 : The Psychology of Human Ageing - p. Page xi 5. Chapter 5 : The Biology of Human Ageing - p. Page xi 6. Chapter 6 : Nursing the Older Person Living With Frailty - p. Page xi 7. People, Policy and the Place of Care - p. Page xi 8. Chapter 7 : Policy Context of Nursing in Health and Social Care - p. Page xi 9. Chapter 8 : Public Health: Healthy Ageing and Well-Being - p. Page xi 10. Chapter 9 : Health and Social Care for Older People in the Community - p. Page xi 11. Chapter 10 : Nursing Older People in Hospital - p. Page xi 12. Chapter 11 : Care Home Nursing Is ‘Maxi-Nursing’: The Value and Contribution of Nursing Older People in Long-Term Care Settings - p. Page xi 13. Chapter 12 : Meeting the Health Needs of Older People Experiencing Homelessness and Other Inclusion Health Groups - p. Page xi 14. Chapter 13 : Informal, Unpaid Carers - p. Page xi 15. Chapter 14 : Abuse and Safeguarding - p. Page xi 16. Independence and Maintaining Function - p. Page xi 17. Chapter 15 : Communication Challenges and Skills - p. Page xi 18. Chapter 16 : Older People and Hearing - p. Page xi 19. Chapter 17 : Older People’s Eye Health - p. Page xi 20. Chapter 18 : Promoting Safe Mobility for Older People - p. Page xi 21. Chapter 19 : Care of the Foot - p. Page xi 22. Chapter 20 : Breathing - p. Page xi 23. Chapter 21 : Eating and Drinking - p. Page xi 24. Chapter 22 : Bladder and Bowel Health - p. Page xi 25. Chapter 23 : Infection Prevention and Control and Thermoregulation in Older People - p. Page xi 26. chapter 24 : Maintaining Healthy Skin - p. Page xi 27. Chapter 25 : Sleep and Rest - p. Page xi 28. Chapter 26 : Sexuality and Relationships in Later Life - p. Page xi 29. Chapter 27 : Pain and Older People - p. Page xi 30. Chapter 28 : Delirium: Diagnosis, Management and Care for Older People - p. Page xi 31. Chapter 29 : Care of the Person Living With Dementia - p. Page xi 32. Chapter 30 : Depression in Older People - p. Page xi 33. Chapter 31 : Medicine Management - p. Page xi 34. Chapter 32 : Alcohol Misuse and Ageing - p. Page xi 35. Chapter 33 : Nursing Older People With Intellectual Disabilities - p. Page xi 36. Chapter 34 : End-of-Life Care: Dying, Bereavement and Loss - p. Page xi 37. Chapter 35 : The Role of Technology and Digital Tools in the Care and Support of Older People - p. Page xi 38. Postscript: New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People - p. Page xi 39. Chapter 36 : New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People - p. Page xi 40. Index - p. Page xi
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.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page xi 2. Chapter 2 : What Is Old Age? - p. Page xi 3. Chapter 3 : Demographic and Epidemiological Trends in Ageing - p. Page xi 4. Chapter 4 : The Psychology of Human Ageing - p. Page xi 5. Chapter 5 : The Biology of Human Ageing - p. Page xi 6. Chapter 6 : Nursing the Older Person Living With Frailty - p. Page xi 7. People, Policy and the Place of Care - p. Page xi 8. Chapter 7 : Policy Context of Nursing in Health and Social Care - p. Page xi 9. Chapter 8 : Public Health: Healthy Ageing and Well-Being - p. Page xi 10. Chapter 9 : Health and Social Care for Older People in the Community - p. Page xi 11. Chapter 10 : Nursing Older People in Hospital - p. Page xi 12. Chapter 11 : Care Home Nursing Is ‘Maxi-Nursing’: The Value and Contribution of Nursing Older People in Long-Term Care Settings - p. Page xi 13. Chapter 12 : Meeting the Health Needs of Older People Experiencing Homelessness and Other Inclusion Health Groups - p. Page xi 14. Chapter 13 : Informal, Unpaid Carers - p. Page xi 15. Chapter 14 : Abuse and Safeguarding - p. Page xi 16. Independence and Maintaining Function - p. Page xi 17. Chapter 15 : Communication Challenges and Skills - p. Page xi 18. Chapter 16 : Older People and Hearing - p. Page xi 19. Chapter 17 : Older People’s Eye Health - p. Page xi 20. Chapter 18 : Promoting Safe Mobility for Older People - p. Page xi 21. Chapter 19 : Care of the Foot - p. Page xi 22. Chapter 20 : Breathing - p. Page xi 23. Chapter 21 : Eating and Drinking - p. Page xi 24. Chapter 22 : Bladder and Bowel Health - p. Page xi 25. Chapter 23 : Infection Prevention and Control and Thermoregulation in Older People - p. Page xi 26. chapter 24 : Maintaining Healthy Skin - p. Page xi 27. Chapter 25 : Sleep and Rest - p. Page xi 28. Chapter 26 : Sexuality and Relationships in Later Life - p. Page xi 29. Chapter 27 : Pain and Older People - p. Page xi 30. Chapter 28 : Delirium: Diagnosis, Management and Care for Older People - p. Page xi 31. Chapter 29 : Care of the Person Living With Dementia - p. Page xi 32. Chapter 30 : Depression in Older People - p. Page xi 33. Chapter 31 : Medicine Management - p. Page xi 34. Chapter 32 : Alcohol Misuse and Ageing - p. Page xi 35. Chapter 33 : Nursing Older People With Intellectual Disabilities - p. Page xi 36. Chapter 34 : End-of-Life Care: Dying, Bereavement and Loss - p. Page xi 37. Chapter 35 : The Role of Technology and Digital Tools in the Care and Support of Older People - p. Page xi 38. Postscript: New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People - p. Page xi 39. Chapter 36 : New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People - p. Page xi 40. Index - p. Page xi
