Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice

"Across health care settings, older adults represent the majority of consumers served. They present with the most clinically and socially complex situations, and thus require nurses to possess highly developed assessment competencies, critical thinking abilities, and relationship-based skills. Nurses have an enormous responsibility when providing care to older adults in this rapidly changing health care environment with its increasing regulatory requirements, variable staffing levels, and unpredictable reimbursement. Nurses also have an amazing opportunity to positively change the daily experiences and health of older adults. The nurse who is armed with an understanding of the unique clinical presentations and response to treatment in older adults, and who has knowledge about evidence-based assessment and interventions, is situated to not only prevent and manage health problems, but also to promote function and quality of life"--

Developing and Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines : A Systematic Approach / Kat Phillips -- Measuring Performance and Improving Quality / L. Parisi -- Informational Technology: Embedding Geriatric Clinical Practice Guidelines / R. Trotta et al. -- Organizational Approaches to Promote Person-centered Care / Andrea Sellner Yevchak and Liza Behrens -- Environmental approaches to support aging friendly care / Rana Sagha Zadeh -- Age-Related Changes in Health / Marianne Fingerhood -- Health Care Decision-Making / Joanne Roman Jones and Boltz -- Sensory Changes in the Older Adult / Pamela Cacchione -- Assessing Cognitive Function in the Older Adult / Fick et al. -- Assessment of Physical Function in the Older Adult / Denise M. Kresevic -- Oral Health Care in the Older Adult / Linda J. O'Connor -- Managing Oral Hydration in the Older Adult / Phyllis Gaspar and Janet Mentes -- Nutrition in the Older Adult / Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili -- Family Caregiving / Deborah C. Messecar -- Issues regarding Sexuality in Older Adults / Elaine Steinke -- Elder Mistreatment Detection / Billy Caceres, Neelima Kurup, Terry Fulmer -- Advance Care Planning / Joanne Roman Jones and Boltz -- Preventing Fun…