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The geropsychiatric clinical nurse specialist in home care
1Gero-Psych Nursing, s.c., Lannon, Wisconsin, USA.
Home Healthcare Nurse
|October 23, 1997
Abstract:
Home care nurses often are asked to provide care to older adults with multiple problems, including psychiatric diagnoses. This article identifies areas of knowledge a general nurse needs to provide care for geropsychiatric patients and describes the role of the geropsychiatric clinical nurse specialist as part of a home care team.