PERPLEXING QUESTIONS: Case Study: Mrs. B.
This presentations looks at a “typical†real life case (names and circumstances
altered to maintain confidentiality) that emergency departments receive
as patients on a daily basis. Cathy Sendecki is the geriatric emergency
nurse clinician (GEN) who works in Burnaby Hospital ED (Emergency Department).
Objectives
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To examine a case study related to perplexing questions arising from
staff’s interpretation of caring for older adults in ED. -
To engage thinking in what staff view as the care issues and frustrations
when caring for older adults in the ED
Content Overview
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Perceptions of ED staff of acutely ill older adults
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List of why they see “problems†as “problems†in this population
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Do you know what you do not know to ask related to acutely ill older
adults?
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