Care of the older person

In this series, commentaries in evidence-based nursing from the past 2 years from a specific nursing theme are brought together and highlights are discussed. The topic for this edition is care of the older person. From January 2015 to the January 2017 edition, 19 commentaries were published on the chosen topic. Three commentaries in this category related to advance care planning or palliative care were removed because they were addressed in EBN Perspectives in January 2017. Key themes were extrapolated from these commentaries and the implications for practice and future research were explored. Key themes The 19 commentaries are presented in box 1 and grouped into four themes. Box 1EBN commentaries on care of the older person (January 2015–January 2017) Themes: health promotion/prevention strategies; age-related health issues; nursing care of older people and health; care institutions and the older person. Theme 1: Health...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: EBN perspective Source Type: research