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Assessment and management of sensory loss in elderly patients
Author(s) -
Larsen Pamala D.,
Hazen Shirley E.,
Hoot Martin Janice L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63351-6
Subject(s) - accommodation , medicine , presbyopia , sensory system , perioperative , cataracts , geriatrics , audiology , intensive care medicine , optometry , surgery , psychology , ophthalmology , neuroscience , psychiatry
The increasing number of elderly patients undergoing surgical procedures is a reality. Providing nursing care to these patients presents a challenge throughout their perioperative experiences. Knowledge of normal age-related changes coupled with data from preoperative assessments allows perioperative nurses to plan, implement, and evaluate care of elderly surgical patients with sensory losses.