Book contents
- Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Making the Case for a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Chapter 2 Starting a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Chapter 3 Overcoming Resistance: What to Do with “Yeah, But…”
- Chapter 4 You: An Approach to Your Older Emergency Department Patients
- Chapter 5 People: Adding Staffing and Training
- Chapter 6 Processes: Implementing Protocols and Policies
- Chapter 7 Place: Addressing the Physical Environment
- Chapter 8 Quality Improvement in the Geriatric Emergency Department: Getting Started
- Chapter 9 Launching Your Geriatric Emergency Department: From First Steps to Accreditation
- Appendix: Practical Resources and Links
- Index
- References
Chapter 2 - Starting a Geriatric Emergency Department
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2022
Book contents
- Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Making the Case for a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Chapter 2 Starting a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Chapter 3 Overcoming Resistance: What to Do with “Yeah, But…”
- Chapter 4 You: An Approach to Your Older Emergency Department Patients
- Chapter 5 People: Adding Staffing and Training
- Chapter 6 Processes: Implementing Protocols and Policies
- Chapter 7 Place: Addressing the Physical Environment
- Chapter 8 Quality Improvement in the Geriatric Emergency Department: Getting Started
- Chapter 9 Launching Your Geriatric Emergency Department: From First Steps to Accreditation
- Appendix: Practical Resources and Links
- Index
- References
Summary
Suggests several strategies -- truth-mapping and demographic analysis and a review of structure, processes, and outcomes – to assess your current situation. Reviews the core people, the champions, whom you need to enlist. Introduces the essential combination of the 3 Ps – People, Processes, and Place; and two general approaches to physical design – a separate space or an integrated space. Outlines key background material to master and groundwork at your own hospital before starting any changes
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- Creating a Geriatric Emergency DepartmentA Practical Guide, pp. 17 - 31Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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