A distinguished author, consultant and educator guides nurses through the comprehensive assessment of the aging adult, with careful consideration of multiple conditions and problems that can affect one another. A comprehensive resource manual accompanies the series. The two videotapes offer learners a basic understanding of issues, concerns, and procedures applicable to geriatric older adults, including:

• factors that influence data collecting and interviewing
• evaluation of mental status
• primary health and psychosocial history
• assessment of the client's home environment and activities of daily living
• practical demonstrations of physical assessment.