Eliminating
the blood vessels to be forced through the walls of these blood vessels and the walls of the glomerular capsule in to the next part of the nephron. The fluid…
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Eating and Drinking
Revision Point Three pairs of salivary glands, which produce saliva, open into the mouth. Name these glands, state their position and where they open into the mouth. Saliva is largely…
Mobilising
Revision Point Draw a ‘typical’ long bone and write short notes about the following parts: diaphysis; epiphysis; epiphyseal plate; periosteum; medullary canal; hyaline cartilage. The skeleton has many different functions,…
Final Thoughts on Ageing
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> Chapter 12 Final Thoughts on Ageing Growing older – we are all in the middle of doing this right now. Even as you read this book you are…
Expressing Sexuality
Point for Practice Sara and Jacob have just celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. Jacob who has been becoming increasingly frail is to be admitted to a residential/nursing home. How might…
Controlling Body Temperature
Point for Practice Consider the above skin changes associated with the ageing process and identify how nursing strategies can be modified to care for the skin of older adults. Conditions…
Theories of Ageing
Revision Point If you are unsure of the structure of DNA and chromosomes, you might find it helpful to review this in your preferred textbook. However, with each subsequent cell…
Maintaining a Safe Environment
Point for Practice Using your knowledge of wound healing, identify strategies for promoting tissue repair in older adults. Ageing changes in the immune system The immune system reaches its functional…
Growing Older
References Clark, J. 1998. Clinical Standards Advisory Group: Community Health Care for Elderly People. The Stationery Office, London. Department of Health. 2001. The National Service Framework for Older People. The…
