Working with older people: what do the next 10 years hold?
This article briefly considers the challenges facing gerontological nursing over the next 10 years. It suggests that future quality of care will depend largely on the ability to recruit and retain staff who actively choose to work with older people. This will mean raising the status and profile of gerontological nursing and identifying a philosophy that provides direction and purpose for future care practices.
Nolan
Mike
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Davies
Sue
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D000368:Aged; D005544:Forecasting; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans