Abstract
Caring for the elderly in today's acute care setting can be a challenging and complex process. Regardless of whether the interventions provided by caregivers are physical or psychosocial, one of the basic tenets of caring for elderly is to uphold their dignity. The concept of dignity is defined and challenges to maintaining dignity for elderly in the acute care setting are described. Strategies and recommendations for education, practice, research, and policy development are outlined to assist nurses in ensuring that elders receive the dignified care that they deserve.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 303-312 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Critical care nursing clinics of North America |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding support from the Nurse Competence in Aging to the American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel is gratefully acknowledged. The Nurse Competence in Aging is a 5 year initiative funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc., awarded to the American Nurses Association (ANA) through the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) and represents a strategic alliance between the ANA, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing.