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C475 Care of the Older Adult-1
STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATE
GRADED A+


This course supports the assessment for Care of the Older Adult.
The course covers 10 competencies and represents 3
competency units.


Introduction

Overview
An understanding of the effects that policy and legislation have on
aging patients within the healthcare system sets a foundation for
improving their care. Emphasis is placed on the specific needs of aging
patients and the importance of maintaining their dignity.


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Competencies
This course provides guidance to help you demonstrate the following 10
competencies:

Competency 742.1.5: Promoting Health and Independence in Older Adults
The graduate selects appropriate evidence-based standards of
health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention in
older adult populations.
Competency 742.1.6: Technology-Assisted Care of Older Adults
The graduate collaborates with patients, families and the inter-
professional team to select the appropriate application of technology
to enhance older adults' safety and independence.
Competency 742.1.7: Healthcare Systems and Health Policy
The graduate evaluates the effectiveness of the healthcare
environment and the influence of health policy in providing care that
maximizes the function and independence of older adults in
accordance with individual patient characteristics and patient and
family needs.




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Competency 742.1.1: Compassionate and Respectful Care of Older Adults
The graduate integrates principles of compassion and respect for
patients and their families into the planning and delivery of care to a
diverse population of older adults and into advocacy for vulnerable
older adults.
Competency 742.1.2: Health Promotion/Maintenance and Living
Environments of Older Adults
The graduate evaluates the older adults' lifeworld with special
awareness of the diversity among the health status of older
adults, individualizing care according to the physical,
mental/cognitive, functional, and psycho-social well-being of an
elder patient, along with support systems in place.
Competency 742.1.3: Health Needs of Older Adults
The graduate effectively collaborates with patients, families and
inter-professional team members in planning primary, secondary,
tertiary and end-of-life care that addresses older adults' physical,
mental, psychosocial and spiritual needs and preferences and
responses to changes in health status and related treatments.
Competency 742.1.4: Promoting Independence and Autonomy While
Reducing Risk Factors in Older Adults

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The graduate recommends techniques to co-create health and illness
management practices with older adults and their families
(caregivers) that ensure safety and optimal maintenance of functional
ability, taking into account patient characteristics and needs and
patient and caregiver vulnerabilities as well as strengths.




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