title: Developing standards of care to meet older patients' needs.
abstract: This article describes an assessment of the needs of older people in order to develop standards of care and a competencies matrix. The nurses involved in the initiative attempted to define the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to deliver a quality service, and identify which of these could be used to enhance their own professional development.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic