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COMING OF AGE: A CHALLENGE FOR GERIATRIC NURSING *
Author(s) -
Davis Barbara Allen
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1968.tb02745.x
Subject(s) - medicine , plea , geriatric care , nursing , gerontological nursing , geriatrics , gerontology , family medicine , psychiatry , political science , law
A bstract The author reviews the historical evolution of geriatric nursing in this country from its earliest beginnings to the present, with a focus on the work being done in this area by the Geriatric Division on Nursing Practice of the American Nurses' Association—the professional organization of registered nurses. A discussion of trends in geriatric nursing and of changes in geriatric nursing practice is included. A plea is made for more cooperation between doctors and nurses in plans to improve the care of the aged.