1st Edition
Assessing the Nursing and Care Needs of Older Adults A Patient-Centred Approach
By Helen Taylor
Copyright 2000
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Health resources are becoming increasingly constrained. So it is essential that professionals, and the public, recognise the need to work together in establishing local priorities and collaborate in their implementation. Priority Setting and The Public challenges many widely accepted beliefs and perceptions. It links together academic literature, critical overviews of methods and approaches with... Read more
The assessment of older adults. Defining ‘registered nursing care’ and ‘nursing needs’. The role of decisions and judgements as part of the assessment process. Making an accurate assessment. Sources of information in the assessment process. Ethical, professional and legal requirements to involve older adults in decisions about their care.
Biography
Helen Taylor BSc(Hons) RN PGCE PGCEA PhD, Senior Lecturer Institute of Health and Social Care, University College, Worcester, UK.
