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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814678503321

Autore

Farley Alistair

Titolo

The physiological effects of ageing : implications for nursing practice / / Alistair Farley, Ella McLafferty, Charles Hendry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2011

ISBN

1-118-78498-7

1-118-27592-6

1-283-40235-1

9786613402356

1-118-27590-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McLaffertyElla

HendryCharles

Disciplina

618.97/0231

Soggetti

Geriatric nursing

Aging - Physiological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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