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[ "Apply the STEADI falls assessment framework and Timed Up and Go test in clinical practice", "Score frailty using the Fried Criteria and identify the pre frail intervention wi...
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[ "Apply the STEADI falls assessment framework and Timed Up and Go test in clinical practice", "Score frailty using the Fried Criteria and identify the pre-frail intervention window", "Identify high-risk fall-contributing medications and deprescribe appropriately", "Use Cockcroft-Gault CrCl (not eGFR) for drug dosing in elderly patients" ] Connect Geriatric to bedside cues you will reassess first: vitals trends, work of breathing, perfusion, mentation, and pain or ischemic equivalents when relevant. NCLEX items often reward recognizing when subtle instability outweighs reassurance, then selecting nursing actions that protect airway, circulation, and neurologic status before routine tasks.
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