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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Forget a lunch break; she often eats a sandwich or some nuts as she heads to her next patient visit. “Our patient isn’t just the older adult,” Johnson said. “Hello.

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Black/African American Caregivers of Older Adults Living with Dementia: Fayron Epps and Karen Moss

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I’m concerned about how can I get my dad diagnosed or get this proper care.” But if we have this disconnect, we have to be able to recognize it, recognize that this is important for patients and families. But I think that nursing, we look at things holistically, and so we just don’t focus just on that patient.

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