Comprehensive Care of the Elderly

Part of a series of videotapes demonstrating how to effectively assess the physical condition of normal ageing clients in order to provide the best care according to their specific needs, this video describes age-related changes and appropriate nursing interventions for nutrition and elimination.

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This series of informative videotapes demonstrates how to effectively assess the physical condition of normal ageing clients in order to provide the best care according to their specific needs. Each video is designed to increase the viewer's understanding of the factors that are a natural process of ageing, and to help develop insight and judgement in handling the problems and concerns revealed by elderly clients during physical examination and counsultation. This video presents a tool for assessing physiologic needs, and describes age-related changes and appropriate nursing interventions for nutrition and elimination.