Gerontology Questions and Answers Updated 2022
Gerontology Correct Answer-The study of aging or the aging process; multidisciplinary in nature. Geriatrics Correct Answer-- Medical care of the aged - "geras"- old age - "iatros"- means healer Gerontological Nursing Correct Answer-the branch of nursing "concerned w/ assessment of the health needs of older adults, planning and implementing health care to meet these needs, and evaluating the effectiveness of such care." Gerontological Nurses Correct Answer-strive to identify and use the strengths of older adults and assist them to use those strengths to maximize independence Evolution of Gerontological Nursing Correct Answer--The earliest article about care of the aged was published in AJN in 1906
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