Considerations for the older surgical patient

Carrick, Linda

doi:10.1016/s0197-4572(82)80080-3

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“…Demmerle (1982) reviewed the effect of the ageing process and the patient's response to hospitalization on a nursing assessment of an older patient. Carrick (1982) and Wong & Wong (1981) reviewed the needs of older patients undergoing surgery. No nursing studies related to programmes for reactivation, resocialization or re-integration of hospitalized older patients were found.…”

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Geriatric rehabilitation on an acute‐care medical unit

Jackson

1984

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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This study examined a geriatric rehabilitation pilot project on an acute-care medical unit. Over a 6-week period, using a 35-item geriatric rating scale and a mental assessment tool, changes in behaviours of 23 patients admitted to the geriatric rehabilitation module were compared to changes in behaviours of 10 elderly patients on a regular medical unit. The patients' demographic characteristics, their nursing and medical diagnoses, and discharge patterns were reviewed. Significant changes in behaviours of patients on the rehabilitation model included: increased ability to care for themselves, to maintain balance, and to communicate with others; decreased restlessness at night; decreased confusion; decreased incidence of incontinence; and improved social skills. The paper describes the geriatric rehabilitation programme and discusses implications for nursing of elderly patients in acute-care hospitals.

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confidence: 99%