title: Fighting frailty in older patients.
authors.affiliation: Joyce Hislop is a retired nurse and freelance writer in Breinigsville, Pa.
authors.forename: Joyce O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Hislop
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic