Comprehensive Assessment of the Older Person

Aimed at experienced band 5 or junior band 6 nurses it will enable nurses to understand, recognise and use appropriate assessments as part of a systematic approach to improve the quality of assessment and outcomes of care, for older people in acute or intermediate care settings.

Course Content

Pain management
Enhanced understanding of reason for failed discharges and older people
Chronic disease management in acute settingsPain management
Enhanced understanding of reason for failed discharges and older people
Chronic disease management in acute settings
Understanding complexity of caring for older people
Dementia and cognitive assessment
Ageing and frailty assessment
Altered mobility and mobility assessment
Principles of falls assessment.
Rapid social assessment to explore the concept of discharge risks for discharge planning or transfer of care
Understanding the Older Persons NSF
Delivering person centred care

Aims/Outcomes