The Physiological Effects of Ageing

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The Physiological Effects of Ageing is a comprehensiveresource for all nurses working with older people, enabling them toapply their knowledge of the ageing process to their practice, and,in doing so, enhance care delivery. This book emphasizes the normalageing changes before considering possible effects of ageing onbody systems, using as its framework Roper, Logan andTierney's activities of living. Although problems associatedwith ageing are identified, nursing assessment and interventionsare considered which can help reduce the impact these changes haveon a person's functional ability. Special Features: * Explores current theories of ageing * Makes use of reflective points and points of practice * Looks at key topics of maintaining a safe environment andcommunication * Discusses error theory, free radical theory and the immunetheory * A highly accessible text which encourages holisticpatient-centred care

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Alistair Farley

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"In order to provide quality and effective care, it is important that we are knowledgeable about the needs of this group and this book provides a good grounding in this area." (International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 1 November 2011) "The value of this book lies in the skilful way in which the authors have meshed normal and disordered physiology of ageing with Roper's models of living and nursing." (Nursing Older People, 1 May 2011)
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