title: The elderly and pneumonia. Prevention and management.
abstract: Pneumonia is as significant concern for caregivers of the elderly, often because of the obscure manifestation of the disease and reports of increasing mortality. Key diagnostic criteria, prevention measures, and management strategies are reviewed for the home healthcare nurse.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ismeurt
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011322:Primary Prevention