Identification of the ill and at Risk for Nurses

This session will introduce you to the concept of the unwell patient who may be physically at risk.

It also covers frailty as a long term condition which requires specific clinical diagnostics, and management. It will help you to identify frailty and identify appropriate management for someone living with frailty.

By the end of the session you should be able to:

• Describe the features of a physically unwell patient
• Discuss the features of systemic illness in musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions
• Outline who you would ask for advice if unsure
• Describe what frailty is and how to identify people who are living with frailty, or those at most risk of developing frailty