Immunosenescence and Infectious Disease Risk Among Aging Adults: Management Strategies for FNPs to Identify Those at Greatest Risk

Age-related immune changes increase the risk for viral infections such as coronavirus disease-2019, its mutant variants, and common influenza outbreaks in long-term care settings. Utilization of evidenced-based nursing interventions such as cohorting practices and implications for testing and screen...

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Autores principales: Gray-Miceli, Deanna, Gray, Kathy, Sorenson, Matthew R., Holtzclaw, Barbara J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10073038/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yfpn.2022.11.004
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Sumario:Age-related immune changes increase the risk for viral infections such as coronavirus disease-2019, its mutant variants, and common influenza outbreaks in long-term care settings. Utilization of evidenced-based nursing interventions such as cohorting practices and implications for testing and screening aims to reduce risk of infection and improve quality of life. Incorporating an infection control manager will add leadership in maintaining currency of information and case tracking.

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