The Art of Nursing Leadership in a Challenging Patient Care Environment

Long-term care is often thought to encompass the final stages of life for our aging and older adult population. The National Institute on Aging (2017)1 describes the intent of long-term care as meeting a person ’s health and personal care needs through a variety of services. The goal of this specialized patient care is to help individuals live as independently and safely as possible when day-to-day activities have become challenging.
Source: Nursing Clinics of North America - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Foreword Source Type: research