Health Assessment Of The Older Adult

Describe characteristics of the aging process.
Recommend strategies for supporting patients in end-of-life care.
Apply use of a focused assessment to an assigned individual patient.

Describe the characteristics of the aging process. Explain how some of the characteristics may lead to elder abuse (memory issues, vulnerability, etc.). Discuss the types of consideration a nurse must be mindful of while performing a health assessment on a geriatric patient as compared to a middle-aged adult.