This timely textbook aims to provide adult nurses with the principles and practice insights needed to deliver exceptional care in partnership with older adults. Written by a world renowned author team and includes contributions by older people, ensuring their needs and concerns about nursing care are reflected across the book. This important book:O Considers the social perspectives, wider issues and themes, such as ageism, policy, services and demographics O Evaluates daily activities and needs, including: mobility, nutrition, communication, sexuality and leisureO Features scenarios based on real situations and narratives from older people O Examines the use of affirmative language to promote wellbeing and dignity when nursing older adultsNursing Older Adults will help nurses to better appreciate the experiences and strengths of older people. The book emphasises the importance of undertaking a collaborative approach when shaping the care that older people receive in a variety of healthcare settings.Contributors:aSerena Allan, Michael Bauer, Sheena E. E. Blair, Jo Booth, Mima Cattan, Charlotte Clarke, Amanda Clarke, Christine Brown Wilson, Angela Dickinson, Karen S. Dunn, Soong-Nang Jang, Diana Jones, Mike Nolan, Linda McAuliffe, Brendan McCormack,Patricia McGeever, Ann MacFarlane, Rhonda Nay, Bhanu Ramaswamy, Jan Reed, Isabell Reid and Debbie Tolson. Never was a book like this more urgently needed. Those who nurse older people will find much sound help within these pages.Broadcaster and writer Dame Joan BakewellI am delighted to commend this book to you. Putting older people at the centre of their care and support is central in all good nursing care.Dame Christine Beasley, DBE, Chief Nursing Officer for EnglandThis text makes an extraordinary contribution to scholarship and practice and is sure to be on most undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students Omust haveO list of texts.Wendy Moyle, PhD, RNDirector, Research Centre for Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, AustraliaA great book: giving a comprehensive insight in the fundamentals of working with older people and key issues in nursing older people... The voice of older people is vividly written in many examples and scenarios given. I recommend this book to nurses, care staff, all who are in the education and qualification sector and other stakeholders in elder care.Professor Dr. Barbara Klein, Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main - University of Applied Sciences, GermanyThis is exactly the book to choose when looking for a straightforward study book, and is particularly good for students and newly qualified nurses... I would strongly recommend this book.Susan Doyle, Student Nurse, Bangor University Wales, UK