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Using the Omaha System to document the wellness needs of the elderly.

Plowfield LA, Hayes ER, Hall-Long B

School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, 250 North College Avenue, Newark, DE 19716, USA. plow@udel.edu

Capturing health promotion, education, and disease prevention outreach service data and outcomes is difficult. The rapid pace of health fairs that offer free health services challenges record keeping. To address this issue, the University of Delaware Nursing Center developed short, efficient survey tools using the Omaha System of documentation. These tools allow for standardization of data, easy record keeping, and focused health assessments by various providers.

Published 5 December 2005 in Nurs Clin North Am, 40(4): 817-29, xiii.
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