RAPID CHANGE IN STATUS: THE CASE OF WILLIAM
| Autor: | Janet K. Specht, Cheryl Puntil |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Heart Diseases Nursing Diagnosis Frail Elderly Geriatric Psychiatry Nursing assessment MEDLINE Psychiatric Nursing Comorbidity Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Patient Care Planning Unit (housing) Nursing care Geriatric Nursing Nursing Older patients Alzheimer Disease Outcome Assessment Health Care Health care Humans Medicine Quality of care Psychiatry Geriatric Assessment Nursing Assessment Aged Aged 80 and over Terminal Care business.industry Mental Disorders medicine.disease Hospitalization Pshychiatric Mental Health business |
| Zdroj: | Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 26:91-99 |
| ISSN: | 1096-4673 0161-2840 |
| Popis: | In most geropsychiatric inpatient settings, the focus of care is reduction, management, or alleviation of psychiatric signs and symptoms through a combination of behavioral and pharmacologic interventions. However, unidentified or evolving medical conditions among frail older patients may precipitate rapid and unanticipated changes in status. The case of "William" illustrates how prompt adjustments in nursing care, collaboration within and between the geropsychiatric unit and other hospital services, and close working relationships with family may facilitate unexpected end-of-life decisions and promote quality of care. |
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