Chapter
Medical Nursing Care and Communication Barriers
Abstract
Geriatric patients who are hospitalized in inpatient units for acute psychiatric symptomatology often have chronic and/or acute medical conditions. This chapter reviews several common conditions which may require medical nursing care in the geriatric unit. Various barriers to communication with the geriatric patient can contribute to misunderstanding, reduced compliance with instructions, and interference with delivery of essential medical …
Authors
Graci A; Hachez E; Lavin D
Book title
Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry
Pagination
pp. 355-372
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2019
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-10401-6_19