Ellison Deborah, White Danielle, Farrar Francisca Cisneros
School of Nursing, Austin Peay State University, PO Box 4658, Clarksville, TN 37044, USA.
School of Nursing, Austin Peay State University, PO Box 4658, Clarksville, TN 37044, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;50(1):185-213. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2014.10.014.
Our aging population is rapidly growing and accounts for 46% of critical care patients and 60% of medical-surgical patients in the hospital. These acutely ill patients are challenging to frontline nurses because they frequently have multiple chronic conditions. This article provides a tool kit of resources and clinical skills to develop safe, quality, and accountable care plans for positive patient outcomes; it presents several resources to assist in individualized care, the complexity of care, and the issues of transitions of care. This article empowers frontline nurses to develop gerontological skills and meet the unique needs of our aging population.
我们的老年人口正在迅速增长，在医院的重症监护患者中占46%，在内外科患者中占60%。这些急重症患者对一线护士来说是个挑战，因为他们经常患有多种慢性病。本文提供了一套资源和临床技能工具包，以制定安全、优质且可问责的护理计划，实现积极的患者治疗效果；介绍了多种资源，以协助提供个性化护理、应对护理复杂性以及护理过渡问题。本文使一线护士能够培养老年护理技能，满足我们老年人口的独特需求。
