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Caring for the Hospitalized Geriatric Patient - A Pocket Card

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Caring for the Hospitalized Geriatric Patient - A Pocket Card

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Author(s):  
Esther Ho, MD
Sponsor: 
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
POGOe Id: 
20795
Date Posted: 
08/05/2011
Date Reviewed/Updated for Clinical Accuracy: 
08/05/2011
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Abstract: 

This pocket teaching card is designed for ward-based teaching and hospitalized-based care of geriatric patients. 

Educational objectives: 

Goal: Learners will provide appropriate assessment, intervention, and follow-up for their hospitalized geriatric patients.

Objectives:

  1. Learners will demonstrate their knowledge of appropriate assessment by determining the baseline of their geriatric patients in cognition, gait, and ability to carry out ADLs and IADLs.
  2. Learners will demonstrate appropriate interventions to prevent iatrogenic disorders.
  3. Learners will be able to identify events in their geriatric patients that necessitate transfer to a higher level of care.
  4. Learners will know basic steps to recognize, prevent, and care for delirium, pneumonia, heart failure.
  5. Learners will be able to provide basic pre- and perioperative care for geriatric patients.
  6. Learners will provide appropriate discharge plans for geriatric patients.
Content Categories: 
Caring for the Older Adult
Care Settings & Models
Intended learner audience: 
Medical Student Clinical
Resident
Geriatric Competencies: 
7 CBD: Perform and interpret a cognitive assessment
22 HOSP: Identify hazards of hospitalizations
25 HOSP: Communicate a discharge plan
Learning resource types: 
Quick Reference/Pocket Card
Discipline/specialty: 
Family Medicine
Internal Medicine
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: 
No, I (we) have nothing to disclose.
Already Expired Email Date: 
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 1:55am
Already Expired Email 1 month date: 
Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 12:35pm
Expired Email Date: 
Friday, March 30, 2018 - 5:22pm
Contact Person/Corresponding Author:
Dr. Nokteh Taheri [email protected]


Suggested Citation:
Dr. Dan-phuong (Esther) Ho. Caring for the Hospitalized Geriatric Patient - A Pocket Card. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2011 Available from: https://pogoe.org/productid/20795