CHAPTER 8 Quality and safety while enhancing rights and respecting risk Joseph Ibrahim, Susan Koch, Anne Holland, Linsey Howie FRAMEWORK The dilemma that arises from taking risks and protection from…
CHAPTER 24 Innovative responses to a changing health care environment Rhonda Nay, Benny Katz, David Le Couteur, Michael Murray FRAMEWORK All recent government reports acknowledge the need for innovative approaches…
CHAPTER 22 Environments that enhance dementia care issues and challenges Sandra Davis, Richard Fleming, Mary Marshall FRAMEWORK The impact of the social and physical environments on older people who have…
Chapter 9 Supporting family carers implementing a relational and dynamic approach Mike Nolan, Michael Bauer and, Rhonda Nay FRAMEWORK Support for family carers is an issue that requires attention and…
CHAPTER 11 Person-centred comprehensive geriatric assessment Sandra Davis, Michael Dorevitch, Sally Garratt FRAMEWORK The authors consider the cornerstone of contemporary care of the older person is assessment. Such assessment must…
CHAPTER 10 Older people in acute care Susan Koch, Peter Hunter, Kichu Nair FRAMEWORK It has been said that the modern general hospital may contribute to the incidence of adverse…
CHAPTER 7 Person-centred care Rhonda Nay, Michael Bird, David Edvardsson, Richard Fleming, Keith Hill FRAMEWORK Person-centred care (PCC) is the ideal approach to practice informing this book. It has its…
CHAPTER 25 Collaboration in ageing research and education Susan Koch, Henry Brodaty, Glenn Rees, David Ames FRAMEWORK The importance of collaboration and research in education from an Australian perspective is…
CHAPTER 15 Delirium and older people in acute care Jenny Day, Isabel Higgins, Tina Koch FRAMEWORK This chapter uses the data from a study undertaken by the authors to improve…
CHAPTER 20 Developing ethical clinical governance Sally Garratt FRAMEWORK This chapter relates to the discussion described in chapters 8 and 28 in that risk management and governance are irrevocably linked…
