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Innovative Approaches to Enhance Day surgery follow-up and care of Older Adults

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Many patients also present with undiagnosed baseline cognitive impairments, a significant risk factor for postoperative delirium 4. While this method is cost-effective and easy to implement, it has limitations, particularly for the geriatric population.

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Falls and Fractures: A Podcast with Sarah Berry

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Sarah 03:08 Yeah, you know, when I went into my geriatric fellowship or even during residency, I think that I thought that I was going to be interested in dementia and that maybe that would be my line of focus. Orthostatic vital signs I think can be appropriate. The present. Sarah 07:37 Yeah. Hearing is one.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

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They were not touching the patient, and they were more likely to be looking at the nurse or the vital signs tracing than the patient or the family member. There’s a vital signs tracing, the patient’s wearing a mask. Of course, the doctors know they’re in simulation, they signed up for it.