Nursing and Health Care

Geriatrics and geronotology nursing

A geriatric nurse could be a specialist who will help elderly patients pass through illness or injury by providing practical care and developing patient care plans. They will also help with rehabilitation and conduct check-ups in skilled care facilities or hospice facilities. While many specialists in this field administer medication and assist with pain management, they're also trained to specialise in  preventative care so that their patients are ready to avoid injuries and common medical conditions that develop most commonly later in life.

Gerontological Nursing provides a chance to explore the challenges of aging through the lens of transitions. They examine how aging adults answer to transitions like  health challenges, changes in living environments, existential issues, family issues, and dying and death.  While physical health issues are addressed, the main emphasis lies in how older adults understand and process transitions in older years and the way nurses can facilitate the process for their patients or clients and members of the family.  We also examine the challenges faced by emerging sub-populations of aging adults, such as those with developmental disabilities, the incarcerated, the homeless, similarly  as those with HIV/AIDS.

Nursing in an Aging Society

Physiological Changes in Aging

Mental Disorders

Legal and Ethical Issues

Aging Families