Nursing in Care Homes 2e

by Nazarko Nazarko (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2002

  $55.38

  Nursing in Care Homes is a practical guide for nurses of all levels working in care homes. It is directly relevant to everyday practice and covers clinical issues such as continence care, wound care, infection control, and nutrition, as well as information on a wide range of issues including legal requirements, care home standards, and liasing with social and health care services. The revised and updated second edition includes new chapters on maximising abilities, risk management, stroke, and diabetes and calls upon the recommendations of the National Service Framework for Older People and the requirements of the Care Standards Act (2002). Concise and easy to follow, Nursing in Care Homes is an essential guide to skilled professional care for all nurses in care homes. It will also be invaluable to nursing students undertaking their placements in care homes.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.29

  Written specifically for nurses of all levels working in nursing homes, this book provides access to practical advice. There are now over 4500 nursing homes in the United Kingdom, the majority of which have opened in the last ten years. Recent changes, including the Community Care Act 1990, have resulted in an increase in the number of nursing home patients requiring care. Directly relevant to everyday practice, this book provides a useful guide to skilled professional nursing home care.