Let's meet some elderly patients.
Betty is a 75-year-old lady, she lives alone, and her family have all moved away. Betty has been taking lofepramine, and temazepam to help her sleep, since the death of her husband. She has declined suggestions to stop temazepam. She also takes a diuretic for hypertension. Betty attended for her routine hypertension review and mentioned that she had lost confidence lately following a fall in the high street.
Open the Falls Assessment Sheet by clicking the link. (opens in a new window)
Now stop and consider what aspects of the history are important to elucidate, fill these in the history section of the Assessment Sheet, then save it to your computer and minimize it for use later, and continue the module »