The elderly population rate is growing rapidly due to prolonging life by advance medical technologies and facilities.
CGA (Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment ) invokes a multidisciplinary team in the healthcare sectors after the reference of the primary physician.It covers mainly functional,psychosocial , functional ,financial ,environmental, and spiritual limitations of older clients.
They identify the treatable health issues and give a quality life.The non treatable disease are managed and guidance are provided.
Recently the CHA program is moving towards the "virtual team".Here the communication happens via telephones, electronic devices or via Electronic health record.
The assessment mainly includes the data collections, discussion among the team including the patient, formation,implementing ,monitoring and revising the treatment plan to provide a better quality patient care.
Write an CGA Assessment/Journal for a older Female Client.
Functional and Environmental Assessment of the Older Adult
1. An older adult comes in for a well visit. Upon your assessment, you observed your client to be confused. Which of the following is not a sign of confusion? a) Short term memory loss b) Diminished vision or hearing c) Labile emotions d) Diminished attention span 2.A nurse is preparing to assess a client who is experiencing shortness of breath. How should the nurse proceed with the assessment? a) Have the client lie down to obtain an accurate cardiac,...
Why is baseline assessment in the older adult important? What information is necessary to include?
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is to undergo total hip arthroplasty. What physiological changes should the nurse consider when administering medications to the client?
A nurse is planning to administer diphenhydramine hydrochloride to an older adult client. which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take prior to administration?
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B. used assessment of an older adult, the nurse would assess the client's Mlal signs of aging immunological function. functional abilities. history of chronic illness. C. D. 12. A client reports eating 3 servings a day every day for s servings a day every day for a week of the item below. How many total calories from carbohydrates did the client consume in 7 days? A. 88 calories B. 264 calories C. 1848...
A nurse is assessing an older adult client. Which of the following finding should the nurse expect?
27 A nurse is developing a teaching plan for the family of an older adult client who is to receive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
The daughter of an older adult client comes with the client for a follow-up visit. During the visit, the daughter says, "My father's personality seems like it has changed. Is this because he's getting older?" Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate? A."I wouldn't worry. Personality is something that changes from day to day." B."Yes, you are correct. Personality changes quite bit with aging." C."Your father's personality reflects who he has been all his life." D."It's definitely a...