Age-specific Care: Toddlers Through Teens

Caregiving techniques successful with 22-year-olds may be inappropriate for 12-year-olds and confusing to some 72-year-olds. Knowing how to provide care in an age-specific manner is an important part of meeting patient needs, and is a requirement for meeting Joint Commission standards.The three-part series, Age-specific Care promotes providing age-specific care by describing the stages of human growth and demonstrating successful strategies for providing care at each stage.