;Holistic Caring for Older Adults Exam
With answers
Gerontology Nursing - Answer-Guaranteed future in nursing
New nursing specialty (certified nurses, clinical specialist, generic nurse practitioner)
Genontological nurses specific body of knowledge - answer-S/s of illness
Medication dosage
Life stages
Demographics of aging - answer-Growing old is new for society
More people are older than age65
35.6 million older adults over 65
Average life span - answer-79 in woman
72.9 in men
Older adults today - answer-Have more education
Have more financial resources
Have fewer children to provide care
95% living in community with - answer-Asking spouse, family members, or alone
Less than 5% - answer-Are living in long term care facilities or assisted living
Chronic diseases in people over 65 - answer-Arthritis than heart conditions diabetes
visual impairment heating problems chronic sinusitis hay fever varicose veins
Nursing philosophy - answer-Serve the sick as though they were Christ in person
Holism means - answer-Whole or to heal
Holistic care refers to care of the - answer-Body mind socialization and spirit of the
person
Rules of holistic nursing - answer-Always follow physician orders
You will develop clinical expertise (use it)
Draw on personal intuition & creativity of the patient to resolve their own health
problems
Take every opportunity to develop close rapport with patient family members or
significant others
Jean Watson says - answer-Science of human caring
Valued person
A life stage developed by erik erickson - answer-Old age: integrity vs despair (maturity)
, #1 demographic for suicide - answer-Male, white, geriatric
Geortranscendence - answer-A critical task of old age
A transition to less concern for material possessions meaningless relationship and self
interest
A desire for adults to live a life with more connections to other people
Gerontology - answer-The nursing study of older adults
Geriatric - answer-Medical study of other adults
New graduates will spend ....% of their working lives caring for older people - answer-
75%
65% off all patients in acute care hospitals are - answer-65 or older
83% of those in home care are age - answer-65 or older
92% of those in nursing homes are - answer-65 or older
As a group older adults are - answer-More educated
Are a powerful political force
Want more say in the health care services they receive
What leads to discrimination against older people - answer-Many myths stereotypes and
prejudices about old age
Ageism - answer-systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people because
they are old
Negative images of the nursing home are examples of - answer-Agism
Thinking that one older adult is just like another is an expression of - answer-Ageism
Physiological therapies of aging - answer-Generic factors
Wear and tear- the effects of the work the body dies through the years
Nutrients- aging depends on a person's nutrition intake over his or her life span
Normal aging process - answer-Alterations in body structure and function that occur
gradually throughout life
Aging is a normal developmental event
Patterns of aging vary dramatically among older adults
Interplay if physical, social, environment influence
Normal aging and disease are separate entities
With answers
Gerontology Nursing - Answer-Guaranteed future in nursing
New nursing specialty (certified nurses, clinical specialist, generic nurse practitioner)
Genontological nurses specific body of knowledge - answer-S/s of illness
Medication dosage
Life stages
Demographics of aging - answer-Growing old is new for society
More people are older than age65
35.6 million older adults over 65
Average life span - answer-79 in woman
72.9 in men
Older adults today - answer-Have more education
Have more financial resources
Have fewer children to provide care
95% living in community with - answer-Asking spouse, family members, or alone
Less than 5% - answer-Are living in long term care facilities or assisted living
Chronic diseases in people over 65 - answer-Arthritis than heart conditions diabetes
visual impairment heating problems chronic sinusitis hay fever varicose veins
Nursing philosophy - answer-Serve the sick as though they were Christ in person
Holism means - answer-Whole or to heal
Holistic care refers to care of the - answer-Body mind socialization and spirit of the
person
Rules of holistic nursing - answer-Always follow physician orders
You will develop clinical expertise (use it)
Draw on personal intuition & creativity of the patient to resolve their own health
problems
Take every opportunity to develop close rapport with patient family members or
significant others
Jean Watson says - answer-Science of human caring
Valued person
A life stage developed by erik erickson - answer-Old age: integrity vs despair (maturity)
, #1 demographic for suicide - answer-Male, white, geriatric
Geortranscendence - answer-A critical task of old age
A transition to less concern for material possessions meaningless relationship and self
interest
A desire for adults to live a life with more connections to other people
Gerontology - answer-The nursing study of older adults
Geriatric - answer-Medical study of other adults
New graduates will spend ....% of their working lives caring for older people - answer-
75%
65% off all patients in acute care hospitals are - answer-65 or older
83% of those in home care are age - answer-65 or older
92% of those in nursing homes are - answer-65 or older
As a group older adults are - answer-More educated
Are a powerful political force
Want more say in the health care services they receive
What leads to discrimination against older people - answer-Many myths stereotypes and
prejudices about old age
Ageism - answer-systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people because
they are old
Negative images of the nursing home are examples of - answer-Agism
Thinking that one older adult is just like another is an expression of - answer-Ageism
Physiological therapies of aging - answer-Generic factors
Wear and tear- the effects of the work the body dies through the years
Nutrients- aging depends on a person's nutrition intake over his or her life span
Normal aging process - answer-Alterations in body structure and function that occur
gradually throughout life
Aging is a normal developmental event
Patterns of aging vary dramatically among older adults
Interplay if physical, social, environment influence
Normal aging and disease are separate entities
