title: Assessing elders using the functional health pattern assessment model.
abstract: The impact of older Americans on the health care system requires we increase our students' awareness of their unique needs. The authors discuss strategies to develop skills using Gordon's Functional Health Patterns Assessment for assessing older clients.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Beyea
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Matzo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*