Caring for Older People: A Nurse’s Guide

✍ Scribed by Mary Carroll RN, C, MA, L. Jane Brue RN, M.Ed., MSN (auth.), Brian Booth RGN (eds.)

Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Leaves: 195
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The initial interview and health history....Pages 3-23
The physical changes of ageing and how to assess them....Pages 24-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Introduction....Pages 47-49
Respiratory problems....Pages 50-55
Cardiovascular problems....Pages 56-65
Urinary problems and problems of the reproductive organs....Pages 66-73
Gastrointestinal problems....Pages 74-80
Musculoskeletal problems....Pages 81-86
Neurological disorders....Pages 87-101
Health problems associated with vision and hearing....Pages 102-104
Metabolic disorders....Pages 105-108
Skin disorders....Pages 109-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Psychosocial aspects of care Brian Booth, RGN....Pages 115-129
Nutrition....Pages 130-134
The facilitative environment....Pages 135-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Formulation and following up on a plan of care....Pages 145-152
Selected case studies....Pages 153-164
Back Matter....Pages 165-190

✦ Subjects

Social Work; Nursing

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