NGC Update Service: September 16, 2013

September 16, 2013 New This Week Guideline Summaries Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Advance directives. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Age-related changes in health. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Assessing cognitive functioning. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Assessment of physical function. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Comprehensive assessment and management of the critically ill. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Delirium. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Depression in older adults. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Detection of elder mistreatment. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. Excessive sleepiness. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Family caregiving. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Health care decision making. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Heart failure: early recognition, and treatment of the patient at risk for hospital readmission. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. Recognition and management of dementia. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Sexuality in the older adult. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Announcements NGC Spotlight See the Mobile Device Resources page for information on the availability of full-text guidelines and/or companion documents available in downloadable versions for smart phones and hand-held devices. Revised Inclusion Criteria NGC has revised its Inclusion Criteria! Visit our updated Inclusion Criteria page to see the new criteria and send us your comments. Health Awareness Topics - September 2013 National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month (see related guidelines) National Sickle Cell Month (see related guidelines) National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month (see related guidelines) Newborn Screening Awareness Month (see related guidelines) Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (see related guidelines) Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (see related guidelines and guideline synthesis) World Alzheimer's Month (see related guidelines) Conference News The Guidelines International Network North America (G-I-N NA) continues to sponsor a monthly webinar series on topics of interest to the North American guideline community. Information on upcoming webinars, as well as audio files and slides from past webinars, is available on the G-I-N Web site. NGC's Sister Resources Find Innovations and QualityTools classified by disease or clinical category, patient population, setting of care, stage of care, and more in AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site. Look for Quality Measures in AHRQ's National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC).    How satisfied are you with this e-mail bulletin? Give Us Your Feedback Subscriber Services: Change Your Profile | Unsubscribe | Help Stay Connected: Contact Us | Social Media This email was sent to buzzhairs@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) · 540 Gaither Road · Rockville, MD 20850 · 301-427-1364