International Journal of Nursing Education and Research
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Enhancing Ego Integrity among Golden Agers-key For Nurses

Nursing Tutor, M.A. Chidambaram College of Nursing, Chennai

Online published on 24 May, 2018.

Abstract

Aging is a natural process which brings a number of changes in the physical, psychological, social, and hormonal conditions. When the person gets older they get involved in different life challenging phases. Once they get ill or when they go down a spiral of negative emotions, it's the nurse's role to enhance the ego integrity by uplifting the negative emotions of elderly. The nurses who work in department of mental health and community setting are responsible for enhancing ego integrity among elderly persons.

Keywords

Golden Ager, Ego Integrity