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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Project
IMPORTANT: Save this assignment for your portfolio!

Taking care of pf patients across the lifespan is an essential component of this course. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is a multiple part assignment. When you are done, please save a copy of this project for your Portfolio.

Step 1: Complete the Geriatric Health Assessment Form. You may select any person that you know over the age of 65. To ensure HIPPA is maintained, please do not report any personal identification information.

You will complete the assessment form by filling in all the information as completely as possible. It will count as 10 points of the final grade of the Geriatric Assessment.

Use this form to gather your data. Geriatric Assessment FormPreview the documentThis is a fillable form. The final copy must be typed and submitted as one document. Word document if you prefer to use it: NURC 3069 Geriatric Assessment Form.docx

Under the current pandemic, please follow social distancing and best practices published by the CDC and DOH. You may conduct as much as you can virtually as well if needed.

Step 2: Compile all your data and prepare a report/paper in APA format. Use this template to guide you: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment APA Template. Preview the document

FORMSubmit your final paper and assessment form to the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment DropBox.

View the Geriatric Assessment Project RubricPreview the documentfor specific content and grading.

Assignment Details

Introduction
Discuss the importance of nursing assessment in the geriatric population. Use statistics. Use citations as appropriate. Use at least one nursing journal article to support the importance of nursing care in elders. The source must be in the last 5 years. Include a purpose statement in the last paragraph of the introduction. ~1 page

Client Profile
(Sections 1 through 5 of the assessment) This section will include a succinct summary of your client’s demographics, past health history, and review of systems. Report vital signs. Report pertinent history and reported abnormal. Use a narrative format with complete sentences. Tell the story of your client. This is not a word for word recap of your assessment. ~ 2pages

Medication Usage
(Section 6 of the assessment) Prioritize the medication and report on 3 medications for the paper (prescription FIRST then OTC if not 3 prescription meds) your client is taking. Assess client knowledge of the effects/side effects. Describe patient teaching you did/will do about medication. Comment on any concerns or issues with safety with these medications. Comment on what you learned from the treatment/medication questions. ~1 ½ pages

Special assessments
(Section 7 of the assessment) Summarize what these assessments revealed. Discuss the results in relation to your patient and the assessment findings. Are their correlations? Focus on any findings of concern. How does this impact the patient, and what further needs to be addressed based on the finding? ~1 page

Priority Health Concerns
From all the assessment data, discuss 3 priority health problems/concerns/needs. Use NANDA or Gordon’s Functional health patterns to describe. Discuss nursing interventions for each. INCLUDE client education component using the resources from at least one of the following websites: ~1 ½ – 2 pages