NGC Update Service: September 23, 2013 ▲ Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

NGC Update Service: September 23, 2013

September 23, 2013

NGC Update Service: September 23, 2013

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 09/23/2013 12:01 PM EDT

September 23, 2013

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Guideline Summaries

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

• Assessment and management of mealtime difficulties. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
• Fall prevention. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
• Function-focused care (FFC) interventions. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice.
• Managing oral hydration. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
• Nutrition in aging. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
• Pain management in older adults. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
• Physical restraints and side rails in acute and critical care settings. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice.
• Pressure ulcer prevention. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
• Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice.
• Providing oral health care to older adults. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice.
• Reducing adverse drug events in older adults. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
• Substance misuse and alcohol use disorders. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
• Transitional care. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice.
• Urinary incontinence in older adults admitted to acute care. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.