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Impact of a Growing Elderly Population on Nursing
Author(s) -
Williams Susan G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1992.tb00138.x
Subject(s) - nursing , health care , medicine , population , gerontological nursing , population ageing , nursing care , face (sociological concept) , medline , long term care , gerontology , environmental health , political science , sociology , social science , law
Medical advances have promoted longer, healthier lives with fewer diseases and more treatable illnesses for humans. Long‐term care and chronic illnesses are becoming more common, increasing the need for nursing care of a growing elderly population. Nurses in all areas of specialization must be prepared to face these challenges and provide health care in an ethical manner.