Disentangling frailty

In our work serving men and women with different life experiences and different care needs,  frailty is often a complex consideration for the care we provide.1 This is particularly salient for nurses on the frontlines of care. Addressing the causes of frailty—and, perhaps more importantly, embedding it within the continuum of our care conversations—is an essential part of supporting h ealth, safety, and independence as we age. With more and more people benefitting from the prospect of increased longevity, understanding, managing, and preventing frailty should long have been a clinical research priority.

Source: Geriatric Nursing - November 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Saliba Debra Tags: AGS section Source Type: research