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The aim of this research was to indicate the necessity of a new organizational model of health and social care system for the geriatric population in Croatia. Modern geriatrics puts special emphasis on the idea that the care of the elderly should be performed through home care or long-term care institutions, rather than in the acute care hospital departments. The social healthcare of the elderl...

INTRODUCTION Seniors represent the fasting growing population in the U.S., accounting for 20.3 million visits to emergency departments (EDs) annually. The ED visit can provide an opportunity for identifying seniors at high risk of falls. We sought to incorporate the Timed Up & Go Test (TUGT), a commonly used falls screening tool, into the ED encounter to identify seniors at high fall risk and p...

Clinical delirium in the hospitalized geriatric patient is defined and described. Use of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) screening tools is discussed. Nursing strategies to identify and prevent delirium are explored.

BACKGROUND The geriatric nursing home population is vulnerable to acute and deteriorating illness due to advanced age, multiple chronic illnesses and high levels of dependency. Although the detriments of hospitalising the frail and old are widely recognised, hospital admissions from nursing homes remain common. Little is known about what alternatives exist to prevent and reduce hospital admissi...

Objective: The growing number of older adults has placed unprecedented demands on the healthcare system while geriatric nurses not kept pace, and gap is expected to widen. Simultaneously adult population becoming more racially ethnically diverse nursing workforce lacks diversity. Given urgent need increase expand trained nurses, an innovative sustainable program, Enhancing Diversity in Geriatri...

The present study has been undertaken to assess stress-related problems among geriatric men and women in a rural area in Hassan district. The tool for the study was structured questionnaire which consists of two parts-PARTI consisted questions related to Socio-demographic data, PART-II consisted of structured questionnaire to assess the stress-related problems among geriatric men and women. The...

The elderly oncology patient has unique needs that require consideration in all aspects of care, from drug administration to nursing management. Aging is a highly individualized process and may present as a variety of clinical manifestations. As these age-related changes occur the oncology nurse must be prepared to recognize their potential impact on cancer treatment for each individual patient...

Across practice settings, most nursing care is provided to older adults. Yet most nurses receive limited education to care for older adults, especially those with complex needs. A Knowledge Exchange Institute for Geriatric Nursing Education brought together 31 Canadian nursing faculty members and nursing doctoral students and provided them with tools and resources to enhance teaching and curric...