What is the Mini-Cog?
This consists of 3-item recall and Clock-Drawing Test (CDT)
What is the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
This tool helps
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What is the Braden scale? (Pressure Ulcer risk)
This tool assesses sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition & friction
What is the Beer's List? (also called Beer's Criteria)
This list includes commonly prescribed medications which may cause increased risk to elderly patients.
What is the SPICES tool?
This tool assesses sleep, problems with eating, incontinence, confusion, evidence of falls, and skin breakdown.
What is primary prevention?
An example of this type of prevention includes getting an annual flu shot.
What are extrinsic risk factors for falls?
Factors include throw rugs, poor lighting, stairs & side rails.
What is frailty?
This is a general decline in physical function, with unintentional weight loss, weak grip strength and slow walking speed.
What are instrumental activities of daily living?
Examples include cleaning, cooking, shopping, paying bills.
What is Healthy People 2010?
This health-oriented initiative has a major goal of eliminating healthcare disparity between cultural groups.
Who qualifies for Medicare?
People who are 65 years old & have paid in to Social Security, patients with ESRD, disabled, retired from the railroad.
What is Medicare Part D?
This part of Medicare covers prescription drugs.
What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?
It eliminates lifetime insurance caps, provides free preventive care, provides insurance plans for patients with pre-existing conditions.
What are Social Security benefits?
These benefits are reduced if a person retires early.
What are the IHI Triple Aim goals?
Improve patient quality/ satisfaction, improve population health and reduce healthcare costs.
What is an interdisciplinary team?
It brings together diverse expertise to provide better coordinated, better quality care.
What is care transitions?
A major goal is to reduce avoidable re-admissions.
What is the Discharge Preparation Checklist?
This tool ensures that a patient understands medications, who to contact if problems arise, and when to follow up.
What is delegation?
This is giving authority to a specific person for a specific task.
What is absent medication reconciliation?
This is a common, preventable error that occurs during transition of care.
What is a healthcare power of attorney?
This person makes healthcare decisions for a patient who is unable to do so for himself.
What is hospice?
This is an appropriate referral when a patient has a life expectancy of 6 months or less.
What is palliative care?
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