Week 5 Journal Entry

Order Description Assignment: Practicum � Week 5 Journal Entry Reflect on atypical presentations of disorders in" rel="nofollow">in geriatric patients in" rel="nofollow">in your practicum settin" rel="nofollow">ing. Many disorders manifest themselves in" rel="nofollow">in a way that would be considered an atypical presentation�most likely different from the way a textbook would describe the disorder�s possible presentations. Consider geriatric patients that you have observed with atypical presentations of disorders. Describe a patient case in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing how the patient was diagnosed and strategies that were used to overcome the atypical presentation. If you did not have an opportunity to evaluate a patient with this background durin" rel="nofollow">ing the last 5 weeks, you can select a related case study or reflect on previous clin" rel="nofollow">inical experiences. Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources Note: To access this week's required library resources, please click on the lin" rel="nofollow">ink to the Course Readin" rel="nofollow">ings List, found in" rel="nofollow">in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus. Required Readin" rel="nofollow">ings Flaherty, E., & Resnick, B. (Eds.). (2014). Geriatric nursin" rel="nofollow">ing review syllabus: A core curriculum in" rel="nofollow">in advanced practice geriatric nursin" rel="nofollow">ing (4th ed.). New York, NY: American Geriatrics Society. • Chapter 32, “Falls” (pp. 234–242) This chapter examin" rel="nofollow">ines the prevalence and causes of falls in" rel="nofollow">in the older adult population. It also presents clin" rel="nofollow">inical guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for assessin" rel="nofollow">ing, managin" rel="nofollow">ing, treatin" rel="nofollow">ing, and preventin" rel="nofollow">ing falls in" rel="nofollow">in older adults. Holroyd-Leduc, J., & Reddy, M. (Eds.). (2012). Evidence-based geriatric medicin" rel="nofollow">ine: A practical clin" rel="nofollow">inical guide. Hoboken, NJ: Blackwell Publishin" rel="nofollow">ing. • Chapter 9, “A Balancin" rel="nofollow">ing Act: Preventin" rel="nofollow">ing and Treatin" rel="nofollow">ing Falls” (pp. 105–123) This chapter identifies risk factors associated with falls in" rel="nofollow">in older adults. It also examin" rel="nofollow">ines in" rel="nofollow">interventions for treatin" rel="nofollow">ing and preventin" rel="nofollow">ing falls in" rel="nofollow">in order to improve outcomes for older adults. Don’t miss underlyin" rel="nofollow">ing reason for elder’s fall: Perform a functional assessment. (2010). ED Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing, 13(5), 58–59. Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. This article examin" rel="nofollow">ines causes of falls in" rel="nofollow">in older adult patients and identifies methods for treatin" rel="nofollow">ing falls in" rel="nofollow">in older adults. Panel on Prevention of Falls in" rel="nofollow">in Older Persons, American Geriatrics Society, and British Geriatrics Society. (2011). Summary of the updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society clin" rel="nofollow">inical practice guidelin" rel="nofollow">ine for prevention of falls in" rel="nofollow">in older persons. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(1), 148–157. Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. This article presents guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for preventin" rel="nofollow">ing falls in" rel="nofollow">in older adults. It also identifies recommendations for screenin" rel="nofollow">ing and assessin" rel="nofollow">ing falls in" rel="nofollow">in older adults. Kanis, J. (n.d.). WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool. Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/ This website provides the calculation tool for the fracture risk assessment. It also identifies risk factors that in" rel="nofollow">increase a patient’s susceptibility to fractures. ________________________________________