Health assessment of people over 75
Hazel Heath Freelance Nurse Lecturer and Writer. She is Chair of the RCN Association for the Care of Elderly People (ACE)
This article discusses the rationale for health screening for all people over 75 and outlines the main methods of assessing and recording older people’s needs. It relates to UKCC Professional Development categories: Reducing risk and Care enhancement
Nursing Standard.
10, 41, 49-54.
doi: 10.7748/ns.10.41.49.s51
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