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Caring for Older People in Australia, 2nd Edition

Amanda Johnson, Esther Chang
Print: 9780730395539 Interactive E-text:: 9780730328346

Caring for Older People in Australia, Second Edition allows students to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of caring for older Australians in a way that makes a difference. With this resource, students will leave your unit with the contemporary skills and knowledge to practice effectively and competently across the entire continuum of care settings.

Featuring a diverse range of ethnicities, genders and sexualities, instructors are equipped with an inclusive and updated text that is the most comprehensive of any resource available in the field.

Representative Content

The second edition is the most representative resource in the aged care discipline, featuring a variety of ethnicities, genders and sexualities.

Animated Case Studies

Animated video cases bring nursing theory to life, helping you connect course concepts to real-world cases that help students understand the key topics.

Revision Modules

Critical Thinking questions are embedded throughout the text, encouraging students to apply their learning in response to industry issues.

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From a combined team of academics and practicing clinicians, Johnson’s Caring for Older People, 2nd Edition is an engaging digital resource.

The latest edition of Caring for Older People in Australia, includes these key 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.
    • Animated Cases: Animated video cases bring nursing theory to life, helping you connect course concepts to real-world cases that help students understand the key topics.
    • Revision Modules: Critical Thinking questions are embedded throughout the text, encouraging students to apply their learning in response to industry issues.
    • Trusted Authorship: Know you’re getting the best content from a combined team of academics and practicing clinicians.
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Healthy ageing and the older person Chapter 10. Transition of settings: loss and grief
Chapter 2. Understanding the ageing process Chapter 11. Pain and the older person
Chapter 3. Person-centred care: culture, diversity and spirituality  Chapter 12. A palliative approach
Chapter 4. Attitudes and communication: the older person, carers and families  Chapter 13. Promoting continence 
Chapter 5. Nutrition, hydration and feeding: impact on the older person  Chapter 14. Depression in older people 
Chapter 6. Pharmacology and complementary therapies  Chapter 15. Dementia: understanding & responding to behaviours
Chapter 7. Risk assessment of the older person Chapter 16. Sexuality 
Chapter 8. Care of the older person in the emergency department Chapter 17. TContinuous improvement in aged care 
Chapter 9. Rehabilitation, co-morbidity and complex care Chapter 18. Bereavement care
Amanda Johnson (Australian Catholic University, NSW)

Esther Chang (University of Western Sydney)

 

Textbook + Interactive E-Text

Available as a full colour printed textbook with an interactive eBook code, this title enables every introductory student to master concepts and succeed in assessment by taking the roadblocks out of self-study, with features that are designed to help you get the most out of what you’re learning.
 

VitalSource E-Text

Wiley E-Text: Powered by VitalSource are a flexible learning resource, giving students the freedom to search, highlight and take notes. Many of the titles include instructive media, from practitioner videos, animated demonstrations, stepped tutorials and concept check questions, that allow students to practice and apply what they’ve learned. Lecturers can assign and pin readings and concept check questions to enhance the learning outcomes for their students.

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