Identify potential hazards of hospitalization for all older adult patients
Discussion Question:
Identify potential hazards of hospitalization for all older adult patients (including immobility, delirium, medication side effects, malnutrition, pressure ulcers, procedures, peri- and postoperative periods, and hospital-acquired infections) and identify potential prevention strategies.
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook.
Module Course Learning Objectives (CLO)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
CLO 1: Demonstrate skill in systematic data collection methods: Interviewing, observation, physical examination, and mental health assessment (PLG 3; UMBO 3, 4, 5)
CLO 6: Discuss common pathophysiological mechanisms in relation to health assessment, health promotion and disease prevention (PLG 3; UMBO 3, 4, 5)
CLO 7: Identify age-appropriate patient teaching and health promotion activities (PLG 3; UMBO 3, 4, 5)
Overview
This week we will look at an assessment of older adults with a focus on normative aging changes. New paradigms highlight the importance of shifting assessment to geriatric conditions that fall outside traditional disease models but are strongly linked to activities of daily living, present in almost 50% of older adults. Managing these conditions—cognitive impairment, falls, incontinence, low body mass index, dizziness, impaired vision and hearing—presents special opportunities and special challenges:
Reference:
Bickley, L. (2017). Bates’ guide to physical examination and history-taking (12th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Professional Standards
AACN Baccalaureate Essential 3: Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice
AACN Baccalaureate Essential 6: Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for Improving Patient Health Outcomes
AACN Baccalaureate Essential 7: Clinical Prevention and Population Health
IOM Core Competency 1: Patient-Centered Care
Bickley, L. (2017). Bates’ guide to physical examination and history-taking (12th ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 978-1469893419 Read chapter 20.
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