Debbie Tolson, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN is 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. Joanne Booth, PhD, BSc (Hons), BA, RGN is Reader in the Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.Irene Schofield, PhD, MSc (Gerontology) RNT, RGN formerly, Research Fellow, Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland.

“In my view, this is recommended reading for all staff working in care of older people, which is most of us.”  (Nursing Times.net, 18 April 2012)“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.”  (Nursing Older People, 1 April 2012)"Readers who approach it with an enquiring mind will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of the issues." (Nursing Standard, 17 August 2011)

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

Debbie Tolson, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN is 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. Joanne Booth, PhD, BSc (Hons), BA, RGN is Reader in the Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.Irene Schofield, PhD, MSc (Gerontology) RNT, RGN formerly, Research Fellow, Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland.

“In my view, this is recommended reading for all staff working in care of older people, which is most of us.”  (Nursing Times.net, 18 April 2012)“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.”  (Nursing Older People, 1 April 2012)"Readers who approach it with an enquiring mind will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of the issues." (Nursing Standard, 17 August 2011)

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

Debbie Tolson, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN is 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. Joanne Booth, PhD, BSc (Hons), BA, RGN is Reader in the Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.Irene Schofield, PhD, MSc (Gerontology) RNT, RGN formerly, Research Fellow, Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland.

“In my view, this is recommended reading for all staff working in care of older people, which is most of us.”  (Nursing Times.net, 18 April 2012)“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.”  (Nursing Older People, 1 April 2012)"Readers who approach it with an enquiring mind will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of the issues." (Nursing Standard, 17 August 2011)

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