Placement Learning in Older People Nursing, 1st Edition
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.
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.
特長
- Takes a logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for learning on a Care of the Older Person placement or a general placements in areas where the majority of patients are older people
- Provides an introduction to the principles of care, treatment and management of an older person, linking university-learned theory to clinical practice
- Gives helpful evidence-based practice examples and resources to support placement learning
- Considers some of the more-complex concepts within caring for older people
- Draws on a person-centred approach, looking at theories of ageing and exploring dementia and delirium
- Highlights potential learning opportunities and experiences available placements in specialist care of older people in any setting
- Explains how to develop your portfolio by completing specific exercises and activities
- Maps all activities and exercises to the NMC competencies
- Considers attitudes to older people and explores diversity and contemporary challenges that arise in caring for older individuals
- Integrates learning through an in-depth case study approach links theory to practice.
著者情報
| ISBN Number | 9780702051722 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | By Julie McGarry, DHSci, MMedSci, PGDip (Medical ethics), BA (Hons), RN (MH), University of Nottingham, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, Derby, UK; Philip Clissett; Davina Porock, PhD RGN, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, Center for Nursing Research, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA; Wendy Louise Walker, RN, D HSci, MSc, BA(hons), Lecturer and BSc programme leader and Karen Holland, BSc(Hons) MSc CertEd SRN, Founding Editor of Nurse Education in Practice, Senior lecturer (Honorary ), School of Health and Society, University of Salford, UK |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Edition Number | 1 |
| Format | E-Book |
| Imprint | Bailliere Tindall |
| Page Count | 0 |
| Publication Date | 7 Dec 2012 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |
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
