Nursing Older People - 9780367331436

Taylor & Francis

Nursing Older PeopleRealities of Practice\nAuthor(s): Heather Elbourne, Andre le May\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367331436, 978-0367331436\nSynopsis\nThis practical guide helps student and practising nurses to understand the impact of their care when working with older people. With stories from older people who have had varied experiences of health care and nursing, chapters are underpinned by five key principles: providing patient-centered and dignified care, shared decision-making involving family and friends, multidisciplinary care, improving well-being through companionship and a sense of value, and an appreciation of both the challenges and rewards of working with older people.\n\nThis book offers:\n\nStories which reflect the complexity of care and health experienced by older people and their journeys.\n\nTopic-oriented chapters which provide a series of evidence-based readings which use the most up-to.