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The Experienced Career: frontline leaders in Australia's aged care workplaceseBooks
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eBooks
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Looking Forward Through the Lifespan: developmental psychology: birth to middle childhoodeBooks
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The Library collects resources related to your subject area. Here are a few examples of texts available in the Library that you may find useful. For required textbooks for your course, please refer to your Unit Outlines or Lecturer.
Mental Health and Collaborative Community Practice: an Australian perspective
Taking Care of Yourself and Your Family: a resource book for good mental healtheBooks
The Library collects resources related to your subject area. Here are a few examples of texts available in the Library that you may find useful. For required textbooks for your course, please refer to your Unit Outlines or Lecturer.
eBooks
Alexander Street Press
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DVD
Aged Care: Communicating with Aged Care Residents
Effective communication with those elderly people living in residential care is the keystone to the delivery of high quality care - care that not only meets the physical needs of patients, but also mental, emotional, social and even spiritual care needs.
Aged Care: Communicating with Family and Carers
This program presents approaches and interpersonal skills for the successful care of older Australians. It discusses the combining of informal care arrangements by family with formal aged care services.
Aged Care and Cultural Diversity
Caring for the Frail and Immobile
An educational program looking at physiological and mental health aspects of aging, including age-appropriate exercise programs. It covers how to care for older people successfully, so they can live fulfilling lives and enjoy their dignity. Features comments from Professor Peter Hunter, Director of Aged Care and Rehabilitation at Alfred Health and Caulfield Hospital.
Delirium, Dementia and Depression
Delirium and dementia are two of the most common mental disorders elderly people face. Depression is also common in elderly people and often presents with symptoms similar to dementia or delirium. The differentiation between these three conditions can be difficult because many symptoms overlap. As the cause of so much suffering and discomfit, it is important these conditions are effectively addressed by medical staff. This program defines these conditions by detailing symptoms and speaking to medical experts. Potential risk factors, causes of delirium and assessment criteria for all three conditions are outlined along with a brief summary of management strategies.
Minimal Lift
Optimising Mobility in Older Adults
Focuses on the promotion of mobility in older adults. Demonstrate the use of good body mechanics by health care assistants and the correct use of assistive devices frequently used to promote mobility.
Pain Management in the Elderly
Pain is something we all experience and is something that many people fear, especially as they grow older. Long term experiences of pain may well become increasingly common as we head towards an ageing society beset with multiple chronic diseases. It is therefore imperative that medical professionals understand the implications of pain and incorporate appropriate actions to assess and deal with pain into their patient care. This program considers all of these issues and looks broadly at pain management in the elderly. Three pain management experts share their insights with us, examining what pain is, assessment methods and common treatments available
Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict
Protecting the Vulnerable: Identifying and Reporting Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is a largely hidden problem. As the proportion of elderly people requiring care increases, it is critical that we all understand the different forms elder abuse can take, and what must be done about it. This program provides an overview of elder abuse, including physical, sexual, financial and psychological abuse and neglect. It also looks at strategies to protect vulnerable elderly people and appropriate responses by governments, peak bodies and the aged care industry to elder abuse. A vital, encompassing look at a difficult area.
Skin Integrity and Pressure Ulcers
At some point in their careers, most nurses and nursing assistants will care for patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are distressing, debilitating and difficult to manage. Yet in many cases pressure ulcers are readily preventable. In this program we see how understanding the causes and staging of pressure ulcers can lead to improved management. We also determine the best ways to assess a patient's risk of developing them, and discuss preventative actions like correct positioning and turning, measures that can be taken to protect skin integrity, and early intervention and treatment options
Working with Aged Care Patients: An Introduction to the Nursing Profession
Being a Nursing Assistant is a vital role, one that is as varied as it is important. This program is a comprehensive introduction to working as a Nursing Assistant in an institution or in home health care, and addresses the most common issues experienced in the role. These include how to assist a bed patient with daily care, how to maintain proper hygiene, understanding and implementing the ethics of the health care field, documentation procedures and maintaining records, and other topics such as family visits, meals and social activities. With practical and real-world examples, this is a high-quality resource for health care professionals
The following are some of our streamed video collections that you can search for relevant videos on your subject. We have also highlighted some interesting titles.
Tip : videos play best in Chrome
The following are some of our streamed video collections that you can search for relevant videos on your subject. We have also highlighted some interesting titles.
Tip : videos play best in Chrome
The following are some of our streamed video collections that you can search for relevant videos on your subject. We have also highlighted some interesting titles.
Tip : videos play best in Chrome
The following are some of our streamed video collections that you can search for relevant videos on your subject. We have also highlighted some interesting titles.
Tip : videos play best in Chrome
The following are some of our streamed video collections that you can search for relevant videos on your subject. We have also highlighted some interesting titles.
Tip : videos play best in Chrome
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