One must choose accepted therapeutic interventions to provide quality nursing care, as well as responses commensurate with professional accountability and responsibility (Tablosky, 2012). Among these criteria are foundational assessment skills of the older adult, which includes cardiovascular, pulmonary, sensory, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, renal, and integumentary systems. A knowledge of laboratory and diagnostic values is an additional key element in the assessment process, along with an understanding of how these tests may be affected by advanced age. Every nurse will not aspire to achieve such certification; however, these skills may be taught during the nurse’s initial education, or provided through continuing education for the working healthcare professional. Career ladder programs, may provide incentives for advancement, while focusing on the assessment and care of the changing
One must choose accepted therapeutic interventions to provide quality nursing care, as well as responses commensurate with professional accountability and responsibility (Tablosky, 2012). Among these criteria are foundational assessment skills of the older adult, which includes cardiovascular, pulmonary, sensory, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, renal, and integumentary systems. A knowledge of laboratory and diagnostic values is an additional key element in the assessment process, along with an understanding of how these tests may be affected by advanced age. Every nurse will not aspire to achieve such certification; however, these skills may be taught during the nurse’s initial education, or provided through continuing education for the working healthcare professional. Career ladder programs, may provide incentives for advancement, while focusing on the assessment and care of the changing