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A gerontological nurse specialist is an advanced practice nurse or nurse practitioner who has graduate education in gerontological nursing. Specific education in gerontological care is important for all nurses, even those who work outside of long-term care, because older adults make up a significant portion of patients across specialties. [ 40 ]
An adult-gerontology nurse practitioner (AGNP) is a nurse practitioner that specializes in continuing and comprehensive healthcare for adults across the lifespan from adolescence to old age. [ 1 ] Education and board certification
Mary Opal Wolanin (November 1, 1910 – May 22, 1997) was an American nurse and expert in eldercare. [1] She was one of the pioneers of gerontological nursing in the United States and conducted research on long-term care for the elderly, which “made her nationally known.” [2] [1] [3] During her tenure at the University of Arizona School of Nursing, she started a graduate program in ...
The Journal of Gerontological Nursing is a monthly peer-reviewed nursing journal covering gerontological nursing. It was established in 1975 and is published by Slack. It was established in 1975 and is published by Slack.
If the comprehensive geriatric care management assessment is being conducted by a registered nurse, then a physical assessment can be included such as vitals signs recording temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and sometimes FBS or RBS (fasting or random blood sugar) checks for diabetics.
An old man at a nursing home in Norway. Elderly care, or simply eldercare (also known in parts of the English-speaking world as aged care), serves the needs of old adults.It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care.
Research in Gerontological Nursing is a monthly peer-reviewed nursing journal covering gerontological nursing. It was established in 2008 and is published by Healio. It was established in 2008 and is published by Healio.
Geriatric anesthesia; Geriatric care management; Geriatric dentistry; Geriatric depression in China; Geriatric intensive-care unit; Geriatric medicine in Egypt; Geriatric nephrology; Geriatric neurology; Geriatric oncology; Geriatric psychiatry; Geriatric rehabilitation; Geriatric rheumatology; Geriatric trauma; Gerontological nursing