The number of older people in our society is increasing rapidly and as they age, the demand for safe, effective care is growing. This book offers readers the knowledge and skill to provide all aspects of care.
Caring for the Older Person is written in six sections, covering the fundamental needs of an older person:
Assistance with personal cleansing
Assistance with movement
Assistance to maintain nutrition and fluid intake
Assistance with toilet needs
Assistance with the need for observation and...
The number of older people in our society is increasing rapidly and as they age, the demand for safe, effective care is growing. This book offers read...
By 1999 intense debates on British nursing and nurse education were occurring at both governmental and professional levels. A new model of nurse education was to commence in September 2000, a new nurses Council was to be in place by 2001, and a major revision of the nursing role and its possible replacement was being suggested by academic thinkers.
By 1999 intense debates on British nursing and nurse education were occurring at both governmental and professional levels. A new model of nurse educa...
The British apprenticeship model of nurse training, developed under Florence Nightingale's influence from 1860 at St Thomas's Hospital, gained national and world-wide recognition. Its end was heralded with the publication of the last national syllabus from the General Nursing Council for England and Wales in 1977. This apprenticeship model, a crucial part of the history of British health care for over a century, is the subject of this book. Primary evidence, much of it original, is gained from Parliamentary debates and reports, syllabuses, long neglected nursing textbooks, major governmental...
The British apprenticeship model of nurse training, developed under Florence Nightingale's influence from 1860 at St Thomas's Hospital, gained nationa...
