Burns-Tisdale S, Goff W F
Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Nurs Clin North Am. 1989 Sep;24(3):809-17.
The geriatric nurse practitioner is an appropriate provider of care for homebound elders. Her scope of practice includes managing acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care. It incorporates collaboration as an essential part of practice. The focus on issues of aging assists the geriatric nurse practitioner to differentiate presentation and complications of illness from a younger population and to understand the interrelationship of emotional, physiological, functional, and social factors on outcomes. The challenge to provide home care to homebound elders has intensified as a result of recent changes in the health care system. The expertise of the geriatric nurse practitioner is well suited to address these needs and future issues as the percentage of the elderly population increases.
老年护理从业者是居家老年人合适的护理提供者。她的执业范围包括管理急性和慢性疾病以及提供预防性护理。它将协作纳入执业的重要组成部分。对衰老问题的关注有助于老年护理从业者区分疾病在老年人群与年轻人群中的表现及并发症，并理解情感、生理、功能和社会因素对结果的相互关系。由于医疗保健系统最近的变化，为居家老年人提供家庭护理的挑战加剧了。随着老年人口比例的增加，老年护理从业者的专业知识非常适合满足这些需求和未来问题。
