title: Standards of gerontological/long term care nursing practice.
abstract: The Academic Nursing Home Care Unit of the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center developed standards of gerontological/long term care (LTC) nursing practice. The standards can be used by nurses who practice in LTC settings and who care for the diverse needs of patients who are elderly or who have chronic illnesses: medical, psychiatric, or both. The standards describe how the philosophy, mission, and goals of the facility should be translated into action, and they supply a framework for evaluating the quality of nursing care.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000639:trends*