{"id":34185,"date":"2024-10-05T16:59:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T16:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/performing-the-focused-geriatric-visit-review-abdominal-musculoskeletal-neurological-assessment\/"},"modified":"2024-10-05T16:59:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T16:59:36","slug":"performing-the-focused-geriatric-visit-review-abdominal-musculoskeletal-neurological-assessment","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/performing-the-focused-geriatric-visit-review-abdominal-musculoskeletal-neurological-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Performing the Focused Geriatric Visit\/Review: Abdominal, Musculoskeletal, Neurological Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Weekly Objectives 3 and 4 are addressed in this discussion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The number of patients over 65 years old continues to grow. Many of the ailments afflicting older adults are responsive to health promotion and prevention activities. A major focus of health promotion is to minimize the loss of independence associated with functional decline and illness. Nurses are instrumental in promoting the health of the elderly. The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing has developed a core set of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">Hospital Nursing Competencies<\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>expected of nurses that care for older adults. Competencies cover communication, pain, skin integrity, functional status, restraints, elder abuse, and discharge teaching. The Hartford Institute<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">Try This Series<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>provides&nbsp; free assessment tools for best practices of care for older adults, many which you may be using on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 21px 0px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.05; cursor: auto;\">Instructions<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">After visiting the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and reviewing the TryThis Series, discuss the following with your peers.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How does your healthcare facility incorporate the Hartford Nursing Competencies?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Which&nbsp;<em style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Try This&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>tool&nbsp; in the General Assessment Series is incorporated into the electronic health record?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What could you do to improve the care of elderly patients at your healthcare facility or in the community?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Source:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; cursor: auto;\">Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly Objectives 3 and 4 are addressed in this discussion. The number of patients over 65 years old continues to grow. Many of the ailments afflicting older adults are responsive to health promotion and prevention activities. A major focus of health promotion is to minimize the loss of independence associated with functional decline and illness. 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