Table of Contents

The profile of older people in Australia and New ZealandThe policies impacting ageing and aged care in Australia and New ZealandThe experience of ageing as an Indigenous Australian and Maori PeoplesThe personal perspectives of ageing in a complex worldFamily relationships and informal careIntimate relationshipsAgeing in rural areasVulnerabilities and AbuseVolunteer relationships and older people in the work forceLeisure and Recreation in the lives of older peoplePreviously unrecognised issues:  Managing the Heath of an ageing prison and homeless populationThe impact of physiological changes on older people; implications for nursing practiceThe Older Person in Acute CareMaintaining Mental Health through the ageing experienceDementiaPharmacologyThe role of the Registered Nurse in maintaining optimal nutrition and hydrationMobility and falls preventionManaging multiple chronic conditionsEnd of life care

About the Author

Maree Bernoth, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University Denise Winkler, Research Assistant, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University

Reviews

This book contains a mass of material related to ageing and aged care, that I think would be useful to a student nurse or other allied health care undergraduate.
*IAHPC, Roger Woodruff*