The findings of key reports highlight the need to raise awareness of the failures in health and social care systems to safeguard vulnerable older people.
In this important text, a team of expert authors brings the focus to how legislation, ethics and national policy can be applied to the context of protecting 'at risk' older adults. Clear and accessible, the book will improve nurses' skills in safeguarding vulnerable older people.
An essential read for students and qualified nurses alike, this text provides the reader with a solid foundation for clinical decision-making and safeguarding vulnerable older people, as well as a forum for discussion and reflection.
- 244 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Care of Vulnerable Older People
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Table of Cases
- Table of Statutes and Statutory Instruments
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Notes on the Authors
- 1 Introduction: Setting the Scene
- 2 Theories of Ageing and Vulnerable Older People
- 3 Nursing Ethics and Vulnerable Older People
- 4 Human Rights and Vulnerable Older People
- 5 Communication, Record Keeping and Quality of Care
- 6 Key Criminological Theories and Vulnerable Older People
- 7 Elder Abuse and Safeguarding Vulnerable People
- 8 Improving Quality of Care for Vulnerable Older People
- 9 End of Life Decisions in Care of Vulnerable Older People
- 10 Policy Impact on Care of Vulnerable Older People
- Index
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