Teaching Principles of Geriatrics Through a Home Health Care Rotation.

Francisco, George E., Jr.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Teaching Principles of Geriatrics Through a Home Health Care Rotation.

Francisco, George E., Jr.

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, v47 n2 p113-15 Sum 1983

A one week rotation in home health care for the aged, included in a required clinical clerkship, provided students with exposure to medical, social, and economic influences on the elderly and provided the patient with nondispensing pharmaceutical services. Improved communication skills and knowledge of geriatric drugs and diseases resulted. (MSE)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Communication Skills, Diseases, Drug Therapy, Geriatrics, Higher Education, Home Programs, Patient Education, Pharmaceutical Education, Pharmacology, Questionnaires, Socioeconomic Influences

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