Goldberg Jessica I, Burhenn Peggy S, Ginex Pamela K
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
City of Hope.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2018 Dec 1;22(6):19-25. doi: 10.1188/18.CJON.S2.19-25.
As the population of older adults continues to increase, the healthcare system must adapt to respond to their unique and complicated health needs. More than half of all patients diagnosed with cancer in America are aged 65 years or older. The appropriate care for older adult patients with cancer requires a holistic approach with careful coordination of interprofessional providers.
This article aims to describe the components of the comprehensive geriatric assessment, summarize the importance of exercise in older adults, discuss the harms of polypharmacy, and evaluate the initiatives to improve geriatric nursing education.
The literature was reviewed and summarized to provide information on comprehensive geriatric assessment, exercise, polypharmacy, and geriatric nursing education.
Numerous assessment tools can help guide the care of older adult patients with cancer. Because many nurses have little formal geriatric-specific training, there is a growing need for targeted education to ensure best practices.
随着老年人口持续增加，医疗保健系统必须做出调整，以满足他们独特而复杂的健康需求。在美国，超过半数被诊断患有癌症的患者年龄在65岁及以上。对老年癌症患者进行适当护理需要采取整体方法，并由跨专业医疗服务提供者进行仔细协调。
本文旨在描述综合老年评估的组成部分，总结运动对老年人的重要性，讨论多重用药的危害，并评估改善老年护理教育的举措。
对文献进行回顾和总结，以提供有关综合老年评估、运动、多重用药和老年护理教育的信息。
众多评估工具可帮助指导老年癌症患者的护理。由于许多护士几乎没有接受过正式的老年专科培训，因此越来越需要有针对性的教育以确保最佳实践。
