The purpose of this assignment is to validate students’ skills in conducting a comprehensive gerontological nursing health assessment and implementation of an evidence-based plan of care.
Conduct a health history and functional, social, and mental status assessment on an older adult living in the community.
This is not a full physical exam.
Include the subjective review of systems to see what the patient reports and body systems function.
Especially consider aging changes, safety concerns, and issues for each system, including a look at the living environment.
Do not use a patient from your work site. The older adult may be a neighbor, family member, or a friend that lives in the community.