title: Care of the elderly has its rewards.
abstract: Nursing the elderly is often seen as fit only for those who are unskilled or professionally underdeveloped. This unenlightened view leads to nurses working in this challenging area being looked down on by their colleagues outside the speciality. It is time these attitudes were changed. While it has been recognised that a new form of care is needed for our elderly, we still have a long way to go to educate not only those outside this speciality, but also many nurses involved in working with the elderly. What, then, are some of the too often unrecognised, special qualities that are necessary in the elderly care nurse?
authors.affiliation: Care of the Elderly, at Brighton General Hospital.
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authors.lastname: Stamford