[New structures in geriatric care: the geriatric home consultation by a nurse practitioner].
The growing number of elderly and chronically ill people causes an increasing demand for care. New patterns in care for geriatric patients are required, to guarantee geriatric care in the future. In the Transmural Model for Geriatric Care, the geriatric nurse practitioner participates in geriatric home consultation. The geriatric nurse practitioner makes the home visits of the geriatrician. First experiences with home consultation by geriatric nurse practitioner are positive. The input of the geriatric nurse practitioner in home consultation has two goals: care substitution and improvement of quality of care. Substitution of care enlarges the possibilities of the geriatrician, which are limited now, because of the enormous demand for geriatric care. The specific tasks of the geriatric nurse practitioner are functional assessment and care coordination.
van Son
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Academisch ziekenhuis Maastricht, Postbus 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht. lvs@adcc.azm.nl
Mulder
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W
Beusmans
G
G
Fiolet
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J
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D012017:Referral and Consultation