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Autore |
Farley Alistair |
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Titolo |
The physiological effects of ageing [[electronic resource] ] : implications for nursing practice / / Alistair Farley, Ella McLafferty, Charles Hendry |
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Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-78498-7 |
1-118-27592-6 |
1-283-40235-1 |
9786613402356 |
1-118-27590-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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McLaffertyElla |
HendryCharles |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Geriatric nursing |
Aging - Physiological aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Growing older -- Theories of ageing -- Maintaining a safe environment -- Communicating -- Breathing -- Eating and drinking -- Eliminating -- Controlling body temperature -- Mobilising -- Expressing sexuality -- Sleeping -- Final thoughts on ageing. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Physiological Effects of Ageing is a comprehensive resource for all nurses working with older people, enabling them to apply their knowledge of the ageing process to their practice, and, in doing so, enhance care delivery. This book emphasizes the normal ageing changes before considering possible effects of ageing on body systems, using as its framework Roper, Logan and Tierney's activities of living. Although problems associated with ageing are identified, nursing assessment and interventions are considered which can help reduce the impact these changes have on a person's functiona |
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