Caring for Older People in Australia, 2nd Edition
Amanda Johnson, Esther Chang
ISBN: 9780730328346
This book is being used at: University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, University of Tasmania
Caring for Older People in Australia, Second Edition allows you to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of caring for older Australians in a way that would make a difference in their everyday lives. With this resource you will leave your unit with the contemporary skills and knowledge to allow you to practice effectively and competently across the entire continuum of care settings.
This new edition is the most representative resource in its field in market featuring a diverse range of ethnicities, genders and sexualities. The experiences of minority groups are featured throughout, and the chapter on sexuality in older people is the most comprehensive of any resource in the field.
Written by an author team of experienced academics and practicing clinicians, lead by Amanda Johnson from the University of Western Sydney, each chapter highlights key issues with well-informed research. The only aged care resource to be delivered as an interactive Wiley E-Text, Johnson’s second edition is an engaging digital resource rich in media such as videos, animations and interactives that bring cases to life.
Features
- Positive Approach: Unlike some aged care resources, Johnson 2e takes a positive approach to caring for older people with a focus on promoting healthy and active ageing.
- Representative Content: The second edition is the most representative resource in the aged care discipline, featuring a variety of ethnicities, genders and sexualities.
- Interactive Animations: Animated video cases bring nursing theory to life, helping you connect course concepts to real-world cases.
- Revision Modules: Critical Thinking questions are embedded throughout the text, encouraging you to apply your learning in response to industry issues.
- Interactive E-Text: Bring course content to life with embedded rich media such as videos, interactives and revision materials to keep you engaged and study effectively.
- Trusted Authorship: Know you’re getting the best content from a combined team of academics and practicing clinicians.
Professor Esther Chang is Director for Higher Research Degree and Course Advisor for the Honours program in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney. She has worked in academia since 1986, with three tertiary institutions. She has been a Head of School, Dean of the Faculty of Health, and Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury. Professor Chang is committed to aged, dementia and palliative care; has received many large grants to investigate nursing and health needs in older people; and has developed models of care for acutely ill elderly patients and clients with end-stage dementia. Professor Chang’s international links have generated collaborative research into aged care across several countries. This process has influenced her ideas and reflections on the approach that texts need to embrace for effective student learning.
2. Understanding the ageing process
3. Person-centred care: culture, diversity and spirituality
4. Attitudes and communication: the older person, carers and families
5. Nutrition, hydration and feeding: impact on the older person
6. Pharmacology and complementary therapies
7. Risk assessment of the older person
8. Care of the older person in the emergency department
9. Rehabilitation, co-morbidity and complex care
10. Transition of settings: loss and grief
11. Pain and the older person
12. A palliative approach
13. Promoting continence
14. Depression in older people
15. Dementia: understanding & responding to behaviours
16. Sexuality
17. Continuous improvement in aged care
18. Bereavement care
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