NURSING OLDER PEOPLE AT A GLANCE

• Part 1 Person-centred cared in practice
1 Promoting Person Centred Care
2 Capacity and consent
3 Communication
4 Compassion
• Part 2 Quality of life in practice
5 Quality of Life
6 Nutrition and hydration
7 Vision and hearing
8 Pain
9 Sleep
10 Continence
11 End of life care
12 Sexual health & wellbeing
13 Carers
• Part 3 Promoting health in practice
14 Health Promotion
15 Falls and Falls Prevention in Older People
16 Medication Management
17 Polypharmacy
18 Skin care
19 Pressure area care
20 Infection control
21 Older People and the Arts
22 Physical activity in older age
• Part 4 Complex care in practice
23 Mortality & Morbidity: focus on frailty
24 Long Term conditions and co-morbidities
25 Good practice in dementia care
26 Caring for the older person with delirium
27 Severe and enduring mental health problems in older life
28 Recognising Dying
29 Grief, Loss and Bereavement
30 Safeguarding
31 Spiritual beliefs and religious practices
• Part 5 Equality and diversity in practice
32 Promoting dignified care for diverse communities
33 Supporting good mental health in older people
34 Ageing without Children
35 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Older People
36 Older People with Learning Disabilities
37 Substance misuse (drugs and alcohol)
• Part 6 Environments of care and practice
38 Autonomy and independence
39 Transitions in care
40 Coordinating Care
41 Care at Home
42 Social Isolation and loneliness
43 Grouped Living
44 Assistive technologies
45 Older Prisoners
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As the environment of care continues to evolve to promote person-centredness, dignity, health, and wellbeing, for nurses working with older people, this can be challenging. Nursing Older People at a Glance is a timely publication which provides an overview of key concepts that nurses need to know in order to care for older people in a wide range of settings.

Divided into six sections, it explores a range of themes such as person-centred care, health and wellbeing, health promotion, and the complexity of older people's care, encompassing mental wellbeing, diverse communities and learning disability.

With a strong focus on dignity in care throughout, Nursing Older People at a Glance will readily equip undergraduate and post-qualification nurses with the knowledge and skills required to care for older people in a competent and compassionate manner.