Dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia in older adults

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Sue Eisenstadt, Ellen ^a  

^a Harmony Primary Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerontology; Infectious disease; Nurse practitioners; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLASSIFICATION; DYSPHAGIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GAGGING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 73649094458     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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