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Shelkey, M. & Wallace, M. (Oct 1998). Try this: Best practices in nursing care to older adults: Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Issue #2. Retrieved December 15, 2004 from The John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, New York University Web site: http://consultgerirn.org/uploads/File/trythis/issue02.pdf

Farmer, B. C. (2000). Try this: Best practices in nursing care to older adults: Fall Risk Assessment, Issue #8. Retrieved December 15, 2004 from The John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, New York University Web site: http://consultgerirn.org/uploads/File/trythis/issue08.pdf

Lawton and Brody's Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) http://www.geronurseonline.org/uploads/File/IADLScale.pdf

Uniform Data Set for Medical Rehabilitation, a division of U B Foundation Activities, Inc. (1996). Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Used to assess rehabilitation needs and functional capacity. Retrieved December 15, 2004 from
http://www.tbims.org/combi/FIM/

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