Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Adult

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1h 20m
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The Ausmed Education Learning Centre is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation

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Details
CPD1h 20m of CPD
First Published
Updated20 June 2022
Expires 29 June 2025
Recorded InMelbourne, Australia

Course Overview

This Ausmed Course will provide registered nurses and other healthcare professionals with a detailed explanation of why and how a comprehensive health assessment (CHA) of an older adult is undertaken.

Topics
  • Why conduct a comprehensive health assessment?
  • What’s involved in the assessment?
  • What to do when an issue is identified
  • A case study to reinforce your learning
Need

Older people in all care settings have multiple health issues and are at higher risk of adverse events. To manage these risks and provide effective care for older people, health professionals need to have sound comprehensive health assessment (CHA) skills coupled with objective evidence-based reasoning.

Evaluation of a training program for CHA of the older adult in Victoria, found only a small number of participants reported undertaking CHAs. This is not surprising given the lack of availability of training for developing and updating healthcare professionals’ skills.

Purpose

The purpose of this Ausmed Course is to enhance existing knowledge and skills of registered nurses and other healthcare professionals to improve the comprehensive assessment of older adults.

Learning Outcomes
  • Use your increased knowledge to conduct a comprehensive assessment to identify older adults who would benefit from an assessment.
  • Identify critical components of a comprehensive assessment to ensure older adults in your care are holistically assessed.
  • Act on issues identified during a comprehensive assessment to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
Target Audience

This Ausmed Course is relevant to all registered nurses and other healthcare professionals working with older adults in both the inpatient setting and the community.

Disclosure

No conflict of interest exists for anyone in the position to control content for this activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medications or products have been used.

Educator

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Denise Simmons View profile
Denise Simmons is a nurse practitioner on the Sunshine Coast with a focus on chronic disease. She has extensive experience in rural and remote healthcare, ICU, accident and emergency and palliative care. Denise has lectured at a number of universities and TAFEs and is dedicated to preventing readmission to hospital for her patients.
Details
CPD time1h 20m
First Published
Updated20 June 2022
Expires
29 June 2025
Recorded InMelbourne, Australia
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