Geriatric Nursing
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Municipal night nurses' experience of the meaning of caring.

30 Aug 2009 The aim of this study was to elucidate municipal night registered nurses' (RNs) experiences of the meaning of caring in nursing. The research context involved all night duty RNs working in municipal care of older people in a medium-sized ... Read more...

Care and management of patients with pruritus.

30 Aug 2009 Pruritus is one of the most common skin conditions in older people. People may develop pruritus for many reasons but often it is not possible to diagnose the cause. Pruritus can cause physical and psychological suffering, affecting quality of life. ... Read more...

Nursing students' experiences care.

30 Aug 2009 AIM: This study aimed to explore nursing students' experiences of caring for older people in practice and to examine the factors that affected their perceptions of working with these patients. METHOD: A qualitative research design was used and data ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Geriatric Nursing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Nutritional therapy in elderly care--a forgotten perspective. A questionnaire study shows clear shortages in the care of the elderly] 30 Aug 2009
• [Debate about the aged, which obligations?] 30 Aug 2009
• [5/6 Care and treatment of the aged] 30 Aug 2009
• [Cardiology in the aged. The heart in all its conditions] 30 Aug 2009
• [A packet of good treatment for considering practices in geriatrics] 30 Aug 2009
• [Nursing care to help along the way] 30 Aug 2009
• [The fabric of Saint Morpheus, a partner in taking care of sleep problems] 30 Aug 2009
• [The care, the nurses and the families in geriatrics] 30 Aug 2009
• [A half-colored revolution] 30 Aug 2009
• Municipal night nurses' experience of the meaning of caring. 30 Aug 2009
• Improving dementia treatment in care homes. 30 Aug 2009
• Care and management of patients with pruritus. 30 Aug 2009
• Nursing students' experiences care. 30 Aug 2009
• Practice question. The Aged Care Channel. 30 Aug 2009
• Proposed social care reform can end postcode lottery. 30 Aug 2009
• Assisted suicide and the law. 30 Aug 2009
• [Problems in further professional development in geriatric nursing: "success through career?"] 30 Aug 2009
• [The limits of expansion in the inpatient geriatric nursing area: estimates for the nursing market] 30 Aug 2009
• [Geriatrics training not sufficient for future needs] 30 Aug 2009
• Standing up for migrant nurses' rights at work. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Geriatric Nursing'

Definition: Nursing care of the aged patient given in the home, the hospital, or special institutions such as nursing homes, psychiatric institutions, etc.

Descriptor UI: D005851

Alternative terms: Geriatric Nursing; Nursing, Geriatric; Geriatric Nursings; Nursings, Geriatric;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.478.676.236; N02.421.533.245;

History Note: 67

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; check also tag AGED