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The Normal Physiological Aspects Of Aging As They Relate To Nurse Aid Care, Michele Corinne Allen
The Normal Physiological Aspects Of Aging As They Relate To Nurse Aid Care, Michele Corinne Allen
Theses
The education of caregivers is essential to proper care. The retention of nurse aids in long-term care of the elderly can be enhanced by specific instruction in the physical aspects of aging as it relates to the required care. The educational level of nurse aids may not give them the perspective needed to interpret the changes they see taking place in the elderly. This paper provides some of that additional perspective.
Aging changes begin at the cellular level Cell tasks are specific and functional Aging effects changes in cell function and response with subsequent visible and experienced signs and symptoms …