TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Someone to talk to: The nurse and the depressed or suicidal older patient
JO  - Journal of gerontological nursing
A1  - Plawecki, L.H.
A1  - Amrhein, D.W.
SP  - 15
EP  - 18
VL  - 36
IS  - 5
N2  - Depression and suicide are two major mental health problems afecting old-er adults, this country's fastest growing population. As such, more nurses must become educated on assessing their geriatric patients for the signs and symptoms of each. These subjects are very diicult to breach and often are not discussed unless rapport has been established through nurses' use of positive, therapeutic communication. When confronted, professional nurses are placed in the diicult situation between maintaining the patient's privacy or conidentiality, respecting their federally protected health information, and the duty to care for the patient. Open discussion between the nurse and other members of the treatment team is vital to identifying the issue and providing older patients with the mental health care they require. Copyright © SLACK Incorporated.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0098-9134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20100330-11
ID  - ref1
ER  -