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Care of elderly - Coggle Diagram
Care of elderly
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Nursing intervention
Assess the conditions that can increase levels of fall risk, such as history of falls, changes in mental status, sensory deficits, balance, medications and symptoms related to diseases. A proper assessment helps to determine needed fall precautions. Encourage the patient to stay with other patients at all times to decrease confusion.
Assess the span and ability to make decisions that can help the patient to participate in planning and executing care. Check the ability to d=send, receive and interpret the information. To assess the degree of impairment.
Determine the patient's current medication intake because fatigue can be the side effect of the certain medication. Get patient's baseline vital signs and oxygen saturation. To determine the need of oxygen supplementation.
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Description
Taking if elderly is never easy. Since they are more prone to infections, injuries and changes in mental status.