An objective evaluation of geriatric ward meetings.

An objective evaluation of geriatric ward meetings.

Geriatric patients in an acute medical ward.

During a nine-month study 160 out of 482 bed-weeks in an acute medical ward were accounted for by 11 patients who no longer needed to be there. This was unsatisfactory both for the 11 patients concerned and for those patients requiring admission for whom the beds were blocked.

Predictors of adverse outcomes on an acute geriatric rehabilitation ward.

BACKGROUND multidisciplinary rehabilitation is of proven benefit in the management of older inpatients. However, the identification of patients who will do well with rehabilitation currently lacks a strong evidence base. OBJECTIVES the aims of this study were to compare the importance of chronological age, gender, co-morbidities and frailty in the prediction of adverse outcomes for patients a...

An annual evaluation of ward living conditions.

I s MINNESOTA we have attacked the problem of dehumanization through use of a scale that rates living conditions on the wards. The scale, based on a questionnaire, was devised early in 1965 by the Medical Services Division of the State Department of Public Welfare. The questions deal with objects that make the ward more attractive and livable, practices involving the patients, and general ward ...

Evaluation of clinical pharmacist recommendations in the geriatric ward of a Belgian university hospital

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the type, acceptance rate, and clinical relevance of clinical pharmacist recommendations at the geriatric ward of the Ghent university hospital. METHODS The clinical pharmacist evaluated drug use during a weekly 2-hour visit for a period of 4 months and, if needed, made recommendations to the prescribing physician. The recommendations were classified according to type, a...