title: Empowering older people is a perioperative nursing challenge.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Austin School of Nursing.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kjervik
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Weisensee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016743:Mental Competency; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D011209:Power, Psychological; D014481:United States