Acute Care for Elders A Model for Interdisciplinary Care /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Malone, Michael L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Capezuti, Elizabeth A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Palmer, Robert M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana Press, 2014.
• Σειρά: Aging Medicine
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Nursing.; Primary care (Medicine).; Social work.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Primary Care Medicine.; Social Work.

Acute Care for Elders (ACE) is a model of care designed to improve functional outcomes and to improve the processes for the care of older patients. This model includes: an environment of care designed to promote improved function for older patients; an interdisciplinary team that works together to i...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• An Introduction to the Acute Care for Elders
• The Team Approach to Interdisciplinary Care
• Patient and Hospital Factors that Lead to Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Elders
• An Overview of Hospital-Based Models of Care
• The Acute Care for Elders Unit
• How to Develop, Start and Sustain an Acute Care for Elders Unit
• How to Disseminate the ACE Model of Care Beyond One Unit
• How to Use the ACE Unit to Improve Hospital Safety and Quality for Older Patients: From ACE Units to Elder-Friendly Hospitals
• ACE Unit Business Model
• Models of Care to Transition from Hospital to Home
• What is the Role of Hospitalists in the Acute Care for Elders
• How to Improve Care for Seniors in the Emergency Department
• How to Improve Care for Older Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
• The Future of Acute Care for Elders.