title: Acute care for elders prevents functional decline.
authors.affiliation: Acuite Care of the Elderly Unit, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cochran
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010351:Patient Discharge