Evidence Informed Nursing with Older People

By: Debbie Tolson (Editor), Jo Booth (Editor), Irene Schofield (Editor)

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eBook | 22 April 2016 | Edition Number 1

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Evidence Informed Nursing with Older People is an essential text for nursing students and registered nurses working with older people who are seeking to make connections between theory, evidence and value based gerontological practice. The rapidly rising aging global population requires that more attention is given to the needs and requirements of older people. This textbook is a key resource for nursing students and registered nurses working with older people who wish to improve their practice.

Evidence Informed Nursing with Older People takes a unique case-study approach, with individual chapters presenting nursing practice-based case studies on some of the most common areas of care faced by nurses working around the world with older people. Each case study illustrates the connections between practice, theory, evidence and values. User-friendly and accessible, this textbook includes key points, reflection activities, test points, and perspectives from older people throughout.

Key features

An up-to-date treatment of the nursing contribution to key geriatric syndromes
International expert contributions from the UK, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia and China
An evidence-based, case-study approach to the care of older people

Industry Reviews

"In my view, this is recommended reading for all staff working in care of older people, which is most of us." (Nursing Times.net, 18 April 2012)

"This is an accessible text for the educated reader and one that will surely become a standard handbook for nurses who care for older people." (Nursing Older People, 1 April 2012)

"Readers who approach it with an enquiring mind will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of the issues." (Nursing Standard, 17 August 2011)