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Acute Care for Elders: A Model for Interdisciplinary Care (Aging Medicine) by Michael L. Malone, Elizabeth A. Capezuti, Robert M. Palmer (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Acute Care for Elders: A Model for Interdisciplinary Care (Aging Medicine) about?

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 identify/address the vulnerabilities of the older patients; nursing care plans for prevention of disability; early planning to help prepare the patient to return home and a review of medical care to prevent iatrogenic illness. __Acute Care for Elders: A Model for Interdisciplinary Care__ is an essential new resource aimed at assisting providers in developing and sustaining an ACE program. The interdisciplinary approach provides an introduction to the key vulnerabilities of older adults and defines the lessons learned from the Acute Care for Elders model. Expertly written chapters describe critical aspects of ACE: the interdisciplinary approach and the focus on function. The fundamental principles of ACE described in this book will further assist hospital leaders to develop, implement, sustain and disseminate the Acute Care for Elders model of care. __Acute Care for Elders: A Model for Int

Who reads Acute Care for Elders: A Model for Interdisciplinary Care (Aging Medicine)?

Author

Michael L. Malone, Elizabeth A. Capezuti, Robert M. Palmer (eds.)

Publisher

Springer New York

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781493910250

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Science, Nursing