Why we need to challenge the stereotypes in older people’s nursing
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Why we need to challenge the stereotypes in older people’s nursing

Zena Aldridge Independent dementia nurse consultant and consultant editor, Nursing Older People

Too often a career in older people’s nursing is seen as a fallback position or a step on the road to retirement. But those of us working in the sector know that it is anything but: a wealth of skills and knowledge is required to deliver person-centred care for older people across all clinical settings and all domains of their health and well-being.

Nursing Older People. 36, 6, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/nop.36.6.5.s1

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