by Tapati Bhattacharjee

This is the first book published in India on geriatric nursing. The text is planned to give information and spread knowledge on the nursing care of the elderly and their common health problems. It describes the qualities of caregivers, attitudes towards elderly, handlings emotions, daily living activity, first aid, management, mobilization and transfer of elderly, hygiene, management of Alzheimer’s disease and fractures.

As an outcome of a meeting of medical and surgical specialists, this book aims to broaden the understanding of the people who can be trained to give care to older people, either in old age homes, nursing homes, hospitals or at home. Though geriatric nursing has not come up as a specialty in India, very soon the requirement of the trained people will be felt. This can be used as a textbook for certificate course in geriatric nursing for candidates who are willing to serve the elderly.

It also makes an ideal book of readings for the elderly, their relatives, managers of old age homes, caregivers, and all those who are nearer to old people. It comprehensively covers the following topics:

Care of the Elderly People • Patient and Family • Basic Practical Skills • First Aid Management • Pressure Sores and Management • Ward Management and Bandaging • Simple Sterilization Techniques and Prevention of Infection • Transfer of Geriatric Clients • Mobilization of Geriatric Client • Personal Hygiene • Alzheimer’s Disease and treatment • Fracture and its Management