What Are the Duties of a Geriatric Nurse? A geriatric nurse is a registered nurse who specializes in the care of elderly people. Geriatric nurses must have the same educational background as registered nurses‚ including a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Duties of a geriatric nurse‚ however‚ differ from other fields of nursing due to the unique problems that can arise in elderly patients. Work Sites 1. Geriatric nurses work in facilities like hospitals and clinics
Premium Nursing Medicine Health care
Use of Psychologists in Geriatric Brain Injury Rehabilitation Facility The term brain injury conjures fear any person who has even vague understanding of its meaning. Could greater fear exist among the elderly as they approach age related vulnerabilities due to degenerating physical ability‚ creating higher risk of falls and other circumstances potentially affecting neurological functions? Highlighted here is information related to the benefits of psychological practice within rehabilitation
Premium Psychology Cognition Psychiatry
Question 1: How should the geriatrics team handle the issue of decision making for Mr. G? An essential element of valid informed consent is sufficient cognitive and emotional capacity on the part of the person making decisions to make a claim of autonomous decision making legitimate. Legally relevant criteria for decision-making capacity include a person’s present ability to (1) communicate (indicate) any preferred choice‚ (2) understand (grasp the fundamental meaning of) the relevant information
Premium Patient Health care Health care provider
Generations‚ 29(4)‚ 61-63. Dauenhauer‚ J. A. (2006). Mindfulness theory and professional family caregivers in long-term care facilities. Journal of Aging Studies‚ 20(4)‚ 351-365. Gingrich‚ N.‚ & Kerry‚ B. (2006). Report calls for change to long-term care. Geriatrics‚ 61(12)‚ 9. Gregory‚ N.‚ Widmer‚ T.‚ & Gesell‚ S. A. (2007). Improving Assisted Living Care. Journal of Nursing Care Quality‚ 22(1)‚ 50-58. Hernandez‚ M. (2006). Assisted Living in All of its Guises. Generations‚ 29(4)‚ 16-23. Levin‚ C. A.‚ & Kane
Premium Health care Management Medicine
Assessment and Planning of Discharge Needs in Geriatrics Elderly patients have unique discharge planning needs. As such‚ the hospital nurse and case management team may find themselves challenged to not only identify the needs of each patient‚ but to also address those needs when planning the patient’s discharge. In the case of Mr. Trosack‚ a 72-year-old widower being discharged following a total hip replacement (THR)‚ careful assessment of his home situation needs to be completed prior to discharge
Premium Patient Old age Middle age
and Butcher (2017) research supports “The purpose of the current fall prevention evidence-based practice guideline is to describe important strategies that will identify individuals at risk for falls‚ especially those 65 and older” (p. 16). A risk assessment tool is commonly used throughout hospitals to assess clients to determine if they are a fall risk. This screens the client based on several difference factors such as their age‚ fall history‚ medications‚ mobility‚ and several others. Another tool
Premium Blood Heart Myocardial infarction
Critical Review of Quantitative Research Successful Aging for the Geriatric Population GizetteKhamphong Washington Adventist University NURS 370 Cheryl Robertson MSN CRNP-A December 16‚ 2013 Successful Aging for the Geriatric Population This review will compare and contrast two related nursing research papers: a cross-sectional descriptive quantitative study by Kozar-Westman et al.(2013)‚ which examined the suitability of using the Successful Aging Inventory (SAI) to
Premium Gerontology Ageing Old age
The elderly in America have many needs that can range from transportation‚ a little more money‚ and even just a little companionship but one of their major needs is advocacy. They need someone to stand up and fight with them for what the need. The elderly of today did so much for this country such things as fight both world wars and the Korean Conflict‚ they fought for equality‚ and the escalated this country to the greatness we have today. So what is an advocate? Advocate is a person or group
Premium Gerontology Geriatrics Old age
experienced phenomenon‚ however‚ the reactions and sensitivity to pain varies widely among individuals‚ especially for the geriatric population (65 years and older). Pain is a common experience for many elderly individuals that has negative consequences on their health‚ functioning and quality of life (Monti & Kunkel‚ 1998). This is of particular concern because the geriatric population is the fastest growing segment in the United States‚ and is projected to double to 72 million by the year 2030
Premium Pain Geriatrics
XIMENA RUBIN DE CELIS DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY THUESDAYS‚ 1:00 pm to 3:45 pm FALL TERM 2010 APPLICATION PAPER #1 TERATOGENS AND PREVENTION Teratogens and Prevention Dear Ashley: I can imagine how you may feel being pregnant for the first time. You may have many questions and concerns about what is the best way to manage yourself during your pregnancy‚ and you may not be aware of how important
Premium Pregnancy Fetal alcohol syndrome