Redfern's Nursing Older People

SECTION 1 Ageing and Old Age 1 Introduction, 3 Fiona M. Ross, Ruth Harris, Joanne M. Fitzpatrick, Clare Abley 2 What Is Old Age?, 7 Christina Victor 3 Demographic and Epidemiological Trends in Ageing, 15 Christina Victor 4 The Psychology of Human Ageing, 23 Maria Teresa Ponto 5 The Biology of Human Ageing, 39 Brendan Garry, Laura Green, Jane Griffiths, Emma Stanmore 6 Nursing the Older Person Living With Frailty, 53 Caroline Nicholson, Abigail Barkham SECTION 2 People, Policy and the Place of Care 7 Policy Context of Nursing in Health and Social Care, 71 Fiona M. Ross 8 Public Health: Healthy Ageing and Well-Being, 87 Sarah Ann Cowley, Vasiliki Tzouvara, Tiago Manuel Horta Reis da Silva 9 Health and Social Care for Older People in the Community, 107 Caroline McGraw 10 Nursing Older People in Hospital, 121 Antony Arthur 11 Care Home Nursing Is 'Maxi-Nursing': The Value and Contribution of Nursing Older People in Long- Term Care Settings, 133 Richard Adams, Karen Spilsbury Meeting the Health Needs of Older People Experiencing Homelessness and Other Inclusion Health Groups, 149 Samantha Dorney-Smith, Caroline Shulman, Briony F. Hudson, Fenella Jolly, Elizabeth Keat, Raphael Rogans-Watson, Krishna Misra 13 Informal, Unpaid Carers, 171 Nan Greenwood 14 Abuse and Safeguarding, 187 Bridget Penhale SECTION 3 Independence and Maintaining Function 15 Communication Challenges and Skills, 205 Andrée C. le May, Heather M. Fillmore Elbourne 16 Older People and Hearing, 223 Helen Pryce, Nisha Dhanda 17 Older People's Eye Health, 237 Penelope Stanford 18 Promoting Safe Mobility for Older People, 251 Julie Whitney 19 Care of the Foot, 269 Joanne Paton 20 Breathing, 285 Janelle Yorke 21 Eating and Drinking, 301 Sue M. Green 22 Bladder and Bowel Health, 315 Sue Woodward 23 Infection Prevention and Control and Thermoregulation in Older People, 339 Edward Purssell, Dinah Gould 24 Maintaining Healthy Skin, 355 Gillian Elizabeth Pedley 25 Sleep and Rest, 375 Irene Gilsenan 26 Sexuality and Relationships in Later Life, 397 Tommy Dickinson, Roy Litvin, Maria Horne, Christine Brown Wilson, Paul Simpson, Sharron Hinchliff 27 Pain and Older People, 417 Pat Schofield, Margaret Dunham 28 Delirium: Diagnosis, Management and Care for Older People, 435 Emma Vardy, Rachel Kirby, Lindsay Dingwall 29 Care of the Person Living With Dementia, 455 Katie A. Davis, Rachel S. Price 30 Depression in Older People, 473 Colin Hughes 31 Medicine Management, 499 Sue Latter, Rebecca Henry 32 Alcohol Misuse and Ageing, 515 Margaret Orange 33 Nursing Older People With Intellectual Disabilities, 535 Daniel Marsden 34 End-of-Life Care: Dying, Bereavement and Loss, 553 Jane Berg 35 The Role of Technology and Digital Tools in the Care and Support of Older People, 571 Rebecca Jarvis, Jonathan Darley, Caroline Chill, Fay Sibley, Denis Duignan SECTION 4 Postscript: New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People 36 New Directions and Reflections on Caring for Older People, 585 Fiona M. Ross, Ruth Harris, Joanne M. Fitzpatrick, Clare Abley Index, 603