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Descriptor English: Geriatric Nursing
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermería Geriátrica
Descriptor enfermería geriátrica
Scope note: Atención de enfermería al paciente de edad avanzada, que se presta en el hogar, en el hospital o en instituciones especiales tales como residencias de ancianos, instituciones psiquiátricas, etc.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enfermagem Geriátrica
Descriptor French: Soins infirmiers en gériatrie
Entry term(s): Geriatric Nursings
Nursing, Geriatric
Nursings, Geriatric
Tree number(s): H02.478.676.236
N02.421.533.245
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005851
Scope note: Nursing care of the aged patient given in the home, the hospital, or special institutions such as nursing homes, psychiatric institutions, etc.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Geriatrics (1966)
Nursing (1966)
Nursing Care (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67
Entry Version: GERIATRIC NURS
DeCS ID: 5991
Unique ID: D005851
NLM Classification: WY 152
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/29
Geriatric Nursing - Preferred
Concept UI M0009195
Scope note Nursing care of the aged patient given in the home, the hospital, or special institutions such as nursing homes, psychiatric institutions, etc.
Preferred term Geriatric Nursing
Entry term(s) Geriatric Nursings
Nursing, Geriatric
Nursings, Geriatric



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