Hudson / Moore Caring for Older People in the Community

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-74442-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Series in Nursing

Caring for older people encompasses complex physical, social andpsychological needs, and poses many diverse challenges for nurses.Caring for Older People in the Community provides nurses with an upto date practical resource that explores these challenges.
Throughout the book the use of reflection points and scenariosenable the reader to reflect on current issues and consider howunderpinning theory supports practice. Each chapter is evidencebased and fully referenced, with full contact details ofcharities. This book will appeal to health and social carepractitioners working in community settings, and will help nursesmeet the challenge of nursing and the ageing population withempathy and understanding of diverse needs

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hudson, Angela

Moore, Lesley

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Introduction.
SECTION 1: PAST AND CURRENT INFLUENCES ON PRACTICE.
Chapter 1: Historical perspectives from past to present (Robin Means).
Chapter 2: Older People's Experiences: Social context and contemporary social policy (Grace Boddy and Tina Fear).
Chapter 3: Ethical tensions (Lesley Moore).
SECTION 2: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES.
Chapter 4: Healthy Ageing, Active Ageing: The Challenges (Jane Buswell, Natalie Godfrey, and Angela Hudson).
Chapter 5: Working with older people with a learning disability in the community setting (Kim Scarborough).
Chapter 6: Working with people with dementia in the community setting (Mary Marshall).
SECTION 3: FUTURE CHALLENGES.
Chapter 7: Future Trends (Lesley Moore and Angela Hudson).

Über Autor(innen)

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'sbackground is in working with older people in rehabilitationsettings. Her interests lie with long-term conditions and theirimpact on the older person's health and well-being.
She is currently Project Lead for a Blended Learning Project withinthe university focusing on the provision of education forlong-term conditions. Angela has been involved in a number ofprojects including the facilitation of Action Learning Sets withfour groups of community matrons. She is currently working with twolocal 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 HigherEducation 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 forboth the NHS and military sectors before becoming a clinicalteacher and a nurse teacher. After majoring in social ethics,Lesley's research interests have focused on ethics andwork-based learning. As an informal carer, she supported a closerelative at home having renal haemodialysis. As a result of thisexperience, she is aware of the vulnerability of the older personwith a long-term condition being cared for in the community duringthe transition of change in the NHS.