title: Occupational health and the the provision of nursing care for older adults.
abstract: Providing nursing care to the senior citizen is a rewarding and exciting area of nursing. Care is provided in a vast array of settings from home health and day care to extended residential care sites. These challenges require health care workers to be adaptive and innovative, attentive to detail, compassionate teachers, and promoters of safety for their patients and for themselves. An understanding of the transmission of microorganisms, knowledge of protective mechanisms, and a focus on safety will help ensure good health for the nurse and the elder client. Maintenance of occupational safety and health are combined efforts for the employee and the employer working together to ensure a safe environment for those who need services and those who provide them.
authors.affiliation: UCSD Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine 92103-8800, USA.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Rymer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009740:Nursing Staff; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*