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Contributors. <p>Foreword.</p> <p>Acknowledgements.</p> <p>1 Principles of Gerontological Nursing (<i>Debbie Tolson, Joanne Booth and Irene Schofield</i>).</p> <p>2 Applying the Evidence to Practice (<i>Joanne Booth, Debbie Tolson, Irene Schofield and Maggie Lawrence</i>).</p> <p>3 Understanding Relationships within Care (<i>Jayne Brown, Yvonne Robb, Andrew Lowndes, Kathleen Duffy, Debbie Tolson and Mike Nolan</i>).</p> <p>4 Truth-Telling and the Evidence (<i>Anthony Tuckett and Debbie Tolson</i>).</p> <p>5 Delirium (<i>Irene Schofield and Wolfgang Hasemann</i>).</p> <p>6 Palliative Care with Older People (<i>Deborah Parker and Katherine Froggatt</i>).</p> <p>7 Promoting Urinary Continence (<i>Joanne Booth, Suzanne Kumlien and Yuli Zang</i>).</p> <p>8 Promoting Physical Activity with Older People (<i>Dawn Skelton, Marie McAloon and Lyle Gray</i>).</p> <p>9 Age Related Hearing Problems (<i>Debbie Tolson, Tracy Day and Joanne Booth</i>).</p> <p>10 Low Mood and Depression (<i>Andrew Lowndes, William McDonald and Yvonne Awenat</i>).</p> <p>11 Promoting Nutrition with Frail Older People (<i>Jennie Jackson and Susan Polding-Clyde</i>).</p> <p>12 Pain and Older People (<i>Derek Jones and Pat Schofield (with acknowledgement to Ron Marsh)</i>).</p> <p>13 Protecting Older People from Healthcare Associated Infections (<i>Kay Currie and Jacqui Reilly</i>).</p> <p>14 Pressure Ulcers (<i>Janice Bianchi and John Timmons</i>).</p> <p>15 Achieving Evidence Informed Nursing with Older People (<i>Debbie Tolson, Joanne Booth and Irene Schofield</i>).</p> <p>Index.</p>

<p>“In my view, this is recommended reading for all staff working in care of older people, which is most of us.”  (<i>Nursing Times.net</i>, 18 April 2012)</p> <p>“This is an accessible text for the educated reader and one that will surely become a standard handbook for nurses who care for older people.”  (<i>Nursing Older People</i>, 1 April 2012)</p> "Readers who approach it with an enquiring mind will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of the issues." (Nursing Standard, 17 August 2011)

<b>Debbie Tolson, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN is</b> Professor of Gerontological Nursing in the Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health , Glasgow Caledonian University and Director of the Scottish Centre for Evidence Based Care of Older People: a Joanna Briggs Collaborating Centre. <p><b>Joanne Booth, PhD, BSc (Hons), BA, RGN</b> is Reader in the Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.</p> <p><b>Irene Schofield, PhD, MSc (Gerontology) RNT, RGN formerly,</b> Research Fellow, Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland.</p>

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