Occupation or Discipline
geriatric nursing
ger·i·at·ric nurs·ing [ jer-ee-a-trik, jeer- nurs-ing ]
Subclass of:
Specialties, Nursing;
Care given by nurses
Definitions related to geriatric nursing:
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Nursing care of the aged patient given in the home, the hospital, or special institutions such as nursing homes, psychiatric institutions, etc.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(gerontological nursing) Nursing practices for older age individualsNCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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