title: Nursing considerations in the geriatric surgical patient: the perioperative continuum of care.
abstract: Although aging is a natural process, caring for an older person is not the same as caring for a middle-aged adult person. The perioperative and perianesthesia nurses need to be competent in geriatric nursing care and possess specialized knowledge and skills related to a myriad of geriatric issues. This article focuses on the special needs of the elderly population and how the perioperative nursing team may address their care best.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Hospital, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, USA. myrna.mamaril@uch.edu
authors.forename: Myrna Eileen
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mamaril
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative