@article{5985c1bf9da84d539487db24327d089d,
title = "Home health nurses' assessments of cognition",
abstract = "Assessments of mental status in elderly persons admitted to home health agencies are the basis for decision-making related to resources provided. A home health nurse's perceptions of an elderly client's capacity for self-care determines whether community services will be prescribed. In institutional settings, evaluation of cognition by professional nurses is often incomplete or inaccurate. It was the purpose of this study to compare the judgements of cognition made by nine home health nurses who were admitting elderly clients to a visiting nurse association with scores from an objective measure of mental status. Findings suggest that these nurses relied primarily on orientation as an indicator of cognitive abilities.",
author = "Cheryl Dellasega",
note = "Funding Information: From the School of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Cheryl Dellasega, PhD, GNP: Assistant Professor, School of Nurshzg, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. This study was conducted between June 1 and August 31, 1990, under the auspices of the Gerontological Society of America's Fellowship Program in Applied Gerontology, funded by the Visiting Nurse Association in Cleveland. The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Gerontological Society of America. Address reprint requests to Cheryl Dellasega, PhD, GNP, Assistant Professor, 309 Health & Human Development East, School of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. Copyright {\textcopyright} 1992 by W.B. Saunders Company 0897-1897192/0503-000455 .(90/0",
year = "1992",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1016/S0897-1897(05)80027-8",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "5",
pages = "127--133",
journal = "Applied Nursing Research",
issn = "0897-1897",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders Ltd",
number = "3",
}