Prevention and Care of Common Diseases in the Elderly

Author: Hou Xiaoxia / Country: Mainland China
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is the first officially published textbook on the prevention and nursing care of elderly diseases in China. The textbook references a large number of domestic and international relevant materials, selects teaching content, and elaborates in detail on the prevention and nursing care of common diseases in various systems among the elderly. It focuses on solving practical clinical nursing problems and provides health guidance from the physiological, psychological, and lifestyle aspects of the elderly, striving to achieve advancement, scientific rigor, inspiration, and applicability in its content. It reflects the latest developments in elderly nursing today. In the writing process, it adheres to the principles of basic knowledge, basic skills, and basic theories, aligning with professional training objectives to integrate knowledge transmission, ability development, and quality improvement. In terms of language, it aims for conciseness, accurate definitions, clear concepts, and rigorous structure.
The introduction of the textbook primarily introduces several basic concepts and main content in elderly nursing. Chapter 1 covers basic nursing knowledge and techniques frequently encountered in elderly care. Chapter 2 introduces the nursing care of common elderly conditions (e.g., fever, cough, sputum) and emergency nursing for injuries (e.g., pressure ulcers, trauma). Chapters 3 to 10 respectively introduce the prevention and nursing care of common diseases in various systems among the elderly. In these chapters, some nursing techniques and symptom care knowledge have already been detailed in previous sections and are only briefly mentioned here without further elaboration. Students should pay attention to connecting the knowledge systematically during their learning process. At the end of each chapter, there are review questions or case studies to assess students' mastery and application of the knowledge.
The theoretical teaching of this textbook is approximately 120–150 hours, serving as a reference for various institutions. It is primarily suitable for use as a teaching material in elderly nursing programs at vocational colleges, technical colleges, and other higher education institutions. During the writing process, the authors referred to the occupational standards for "Elderly Care Workers" formulated by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of the People's Republic of China, making it suitable as a national qualification training textbook for elderly care workers. The language of the book is easy to understand, making it also a useful resource for elderly health care and disease prevention.
The textbook elaborates in detail on the prevention and nursing care of common diseases in various systems among the elderly and provides health guidance from the physiological, psychological, and lifestyle aspects of the elderly.