NURS 1016 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Gerontological Nursing Roles
-Required in a variety of settings: hospital, home, acute and LTC facilities, community,
and rehab centres
-Mission is to preserve function, enhance health, quality of life and end of life care.
Role of RN: LTC
1. Leadership
2. Decision-making
3. Knowledgable
4. Effective communication and collaboration (interdisciplinary team members, all staff
providing direct care, and family)
Role of LPN: LTC
1. Leadership
2. Decision-making
3. Knowledgable
4. Effective communication and collaboration (reporting to RN, family and other team
members
5. Delegation of tasks to PCAs, assessment and evaluation to the care that they are
providing
Gerontological Nursing & Aging: The Future
, Growing concern: adequate staffing, particularly professional nurses in nursing homes
Baby Boomers
-informed and educated
-preparing early for "good" old age
-expect much higher quality of life as they age
Aging
-begins when you are born
-influenced by many factors
-Historically viewed as a 'disease'
Young-old
65-74
Middle-old
75-84
Old-old
85+ years
Centenarians
100 years and older
Age Marker
-65 years is generally the chronological ________ ________ for seniors in Canada
-age of eligibility to receive old age security pension
Demographics
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Gerontological Nursing Roles
-Required in a variety of settings: hospital, home, acute and LTC facilities, community,
and rehab centres
-Mission is to preserve function, enhance health, quality of life and end of life care.
Role of RN: LTC
1. Leadership
2. Decision-making
3. Knowledgable
4. Effective communication and collaboration (interdisciplinary team members, all staff
providing direct care, and family)
Role of LPN: LTC
1. Leadership
2. Decision-making
3. Knowledgable
4. Effective communication and collaboration (reporting to RN, family and other team
members
5. Delegation of tasks to PCAs, assessment and evaluation to the care that they are
providing
Gerontological Nursing & Aging: The Future
, Growing concern: adequate staffing, particularly professional nurses in nursing homes
Baby Boomers
-informed and educated
-preparing early for "good" old age
-expect much higher quality of life as they age
Aging
-begins when you are born
-influenced by many factors
-Historically viewed as a 'disease'
Young-old
65-74
Middle-old
75-84
Old-old
85+ years
Centenarians
100 years and older
Age Marker
-65 years is generally the chronological ________ ________ for seniors in Canada
-age of eligibility to receive old age security pension
Demographics
