Placement Learning in Older People Nursing: A guide for students in practice

Worried about your placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments? This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities. INDICE: Section 1 Preparation for Practice Placement Experience: Understanding the concepts of being an Older person Chapter 1 Exploring the concept of older people nursing Chapter 2 Policy related to working with older people in nursing practice Chapter 3 Attitudes to working with older people Chapter 4 Valuing diversity Chapter 5 Theories of ageing Chapter 6 Dementia and delirium Chapter 7 Core philosophies of care for older people Chapter 8 Preparation for practice learning experience Section 2 Placement learning opportunities : general principles of care Chapter 9 Communication, assessment and planning care Chapter 10 Dignity in care for older people Chapter 11 Safeguarding older adults Chapter 12 Family care in old age Chapter 13 The concept of independence in old age Chapter 14 Planning multi-disciplinary discharge Section 3 Reflecting on the Older patient experience: Case studies Chapter 15 Case study 1 - Caring for a patient following a stroke (cerebral vascular accident or CVA) Chapter 16 Case study 2 - Falls prevention Chapter 17 Case study 3 - Caring for an older patient and their family at the end of life Chapter 18 Case study 4 - Mental health and Older people Section 4 Consolidating Learning Chapter 19 Reflection and future learning

• ISBN: 978-0-7020-4304-8
• Editorial: Bailliere Tindall
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 28/01/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés