The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 2, Issue 9 , Pages 600-606 , October 2006

A Case Study: Challenges and Issues Caring for the Older Adult Across the Spectrum of Settings

  • V. Inez Wendel

      Affiliations

    • V. Inez Wendel, MS, CRNP, is a geriatric nurse practitioner at the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, at Baltimore, Md.
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  • Samuel C. Durso

      Affiliations

    • Samuel C. Durso, MD, is associate professor at the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, at Baltimore, Md. Neither author has relationships with businesses to disclose.

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PII: S1555-4155(06)00492-2

doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2006.06.012

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 2, Issue 9 , Pages 600-606 , October 2006

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