THE USE OF ASSESMENT TOOLS IN GERIATRIC NURSING
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/2077-6594.3.1.2022.266034Keywords:
geriatric patients, assesment tools, nurseAbstract
The care of a geriatric patient has its particularities. Each geriatric patient suffers from syndromes that are characteristic of this age. In the work of a nurse who is caring for geriatric patients using the nursing process method, measuring scales and evaluation tools play an irreplaceable role, especially when assessing a geriatric patient.
The aim of the paper is to summarize the available assessment tools that are suitable for use in geriatric patients.
Methods: the method of literature review was used.
Results. We summarize the available evaluation tools and their possibilities of use in geriatric nursing in the area of self-sufficiency, movement, risk of pressure ulcers, in the area of assessment of nutrition and cognitive functions.
Conclusions. The use of evaluation tools in geriatric nursing brings benefits not only for the patient but also for the nurse. Their use is possible not only in the assessment phase, but continuously during the entire approach to the geriatric patient.
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