title: Planning to meet the needs of the hospitalized elderly.
abstract: With the elderly population increasing, the number of elderly clients served by almost any type of health care organization will continue to increase. What kind of planning does a hospital nursing administrator need to do to assure that her or his nursing service can give better care to a larger numbers of elderly clients? What are the staffing considerations? Services and facilities considerations? Staff education needs? Budget considerations? Quality-of-care issues? This article will discuss these questions and present Eitel Hospital's comprehensive approach to meeting the needs of the hospitalized elderly.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004501:Education, Medical; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012308:Risk Management