Nursing management of the woman with osteoporosis.
One accompaniment of loss of ovarian function for many women is osteoporosis. Care of women who suffer a hip fracture as a result of osteoporosis has become a public health issue and focuses on a possible lack of patient education regarding health maintenance. Nurses can play a key role in the care of women with osteoporosis by knowing about possible causative factors and by having a broad understanding of patient management, including how important patient education is to the maintenance of health.
D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004967:Estrogens / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008875:Middle Aged; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012306:Risk
D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D004967:Estrogens; D005459:Fluorides; D002118:Calcium