title: Nurses' role in promoting the health of the elderly.
abstract: Professional nurses have taken a leading role in promoting health of the older adult through a variety of innovative programmes. Among the most important worldwide are in the areas of nutrition; safety; physical, mental, and economic health; and access to services. Some of the major issues and nursing care strategies in each of these areas are described below.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008603:Mental Health; D012380:Role; D012449:Safety