Direct patient care includes assessment, care towards the family and providing physical and psychosocial care ... consists of providing tangible and intangible aspects of palliative nursing care. The ...

Falls can be serious at any age but, as people get older, their risk of falling increases, often with catastrophic ...

Why: Approximately 15 - 60 % of elderly patients experience ... and increased use of chemical and physical restraints. Delirium increases the risk of nursing home admission. Individuals at high ...