The NPs Role of Assessing and Intervening with Older Adult Drivers

The NPs Role of Assessing and Intervening with Older Adult Drivers

As the silver tsunami continues, assessing and intervening with older adult drivers are becoming an essential aspect of the comprehensive geriatric exam. The current lack of time efficient clinical guidelines is a concern and barrier for NPs. The purpose of this study was to identify strategies curr...

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Main Author: Tamatha Arms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Nursing Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3254857
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spelling doaj-e578c5ed0400471692834a1858fa72832020-11-24T22:48:21ZengHindawi LimitedNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372016-01-01201610.1155/2016/32548573254857The NPs Role of Assessing and Intervening with Older Adult DriversTamatha Arms0School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd., Office 2034A, Wilmington, NC 28403, USAAs the silver tsunami continues, assessing and intervening with older adult drivers are becoming an essential aspect of the comprehensive geriatric exam. The current lack of time efficient clinical guidelines is a concern and barrier for NPs. The purpose of this study was to identify strategies currently used by NPs. The critical incident technique was used to obtain data from a convenience sample of NPs. A total of 89 incidents were collected. The perspective of the NP can provide important information for developing clinical guidelines to promote individual and community safety.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3254857
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description As the silver tsunami continues, assessing and intervening with older adult drivers are becoming an essential aspect of the comprehensive geriatric exam. The current lack of time efficient clinical guidelines is a concern and barrier for NPs. The purpose of this study was to identify strategies currently used by NPs. The critical incident technique was used to obtain data from a convenience sample of NPs. A total of 89 incidents were collected. The perspective of the NP can provide important information for developing clinical guidelines to promote individual and community safety.
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