23^th World Nursing Education Conference

Geriatric Nursing

Geriatric nursing (or gerontological nursing) focuses in taking care of older adult patients. Geriatric nurses work with the elderly and their families in order to offer the best care and improve the quality of life of the patients.

Gerontological nursing contracts with the extensive variety of health problems, a majority of which are chronic. This contains dementia, hearing and vision impairment, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Geriatric nurses work in numerous different establishments from nursing homes to hospitals and even patients’ homes. Depending on the health of the patients, the work may comprise anything from occasional appointments to 24/7 supervision of the elderly.

Gerontological Nursing offers an opportunity to explore the challenges of aging through the lens of transitions. They scrutinize how aging adults respond to transitions such as health challenges, changes in living environments, existential issues, family issues, and dying and death.  While physical condition issues are talked, the major eminence lies in in what way older adults understand and process transitions in older years and how nurses can facilitate the development for their patients or clients and family members.  We also examine the challenges faced by emerging sub-populations of aging adults, such as those with developmental disabilities, the incarcerated, the homeless, as well as those with HIV/AIDS.

• Nursing in an Aging Society
• Physiological Changes in Aging
• Mental Disorders
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Aging Families

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