Competency 724.2.4: Safety, Communication, and Placement for the Older Adult - The graduate identifies safety issues associated with the older adult’s living environment; facilitates communication with and assesses the care capacity of the older adult’s family; and determines appropriate discharge placement for the older adult after illness or surgery.
Objectives:
724.2.4-01: Discuss how social isolation can affect an older adult’s recovery from surgery or illness.
724.2.4-02: Identify safety issues when older adults return home from the hospital after a major illness or surgery.
724.2.4-03: Assess safety of an older adult’s living environment in a given scenario.
724.2.4-04: Determine appropriate discharge placement for an older adult based on a given physical/psychological status.
724.2.4-05: Explain how specified psychological factors can play a role in the recovery process.
724.2.4-06: Assess the adequacy of the family’s or caregiver’s knowledge of skills necessary to deliver care to an older adult in a given situation.
724.2.4-07: Collaborate with a given patient’s family to develop a plan of care for an older adult upon discharge from the hospital.
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