Nursing's approach to the care of the elderly.
This article describes the role and challenges nursing has assumed in the care of elderly patients in an Adult Day Health Care Program (ADHC). It describes the application of the standards of nursing practice from gerontological and rehabilitative nursing settings along with the standards (for Adult Day Care) proposed by the National Institute on Adult Day Care in an interdisciplinary, community based practice setting.
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Rivers
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D000368:Aged; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing; D012648:Self Care