title: Assessment and management of sensory loss in elderly patients.
abstract: The increasing number of elderly patients undergoing surgical procedures is a reality. Providing nursing care to these patients presents a challenge throughout their perioperative experiences. Knowledge of normal age-related changes coupled with data from preoperative assessments allows perioperative nurses to plan, implement, and evaluate care of elderly surgical patients with sensory losses.
authors.affiliation: Wichita (Kan) State University School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hazen
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000451:nursing*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000451:nursing*