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Geriatric nursing: an idea whose time has gone? A polemic *
Author(s) -
Nolan Mike
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1994.20060989.x
Subject(s) - nursing , holism , gerontological nursing , medicine , focus (optics) , order (exchange) , psychology , business , ecology , physics , optics , biology , finance
The future role of the nursing profession in providing health care for older people is considered It is argued that, despite claims to holism, nursing has maintained a narrow focus, concentrating mainly on acute hospital care The concepts of professional protectionism and professional reductiomsm are used to explain the manifest failure of nursing and other professions working with older people and their carers to place the needs of their clients at the top of their agendas A reorientation of nursing practice is advocated in order that the profession fulfils its potential with respect to older people