Geriatric nursing - Answers nursing care of sick older adults
Gerontological nursing - Answers nursing practice that promotes wellness and the highest quality of life
for aging individuals
standard 1 ANA - Answers assessment
Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the older adults physical and mental health or situation
standard 2 ANA - Answers diagnosis
Analyzes the assessment data to determine diagnosis or issues
Standard 3 ANA - Answers outcome identification
Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualised to the older adult or situation
Standard 4 ANA - Answers planning
Creating a plan to attain expected outcomes
Standard 5 ANA - Answers implementation
Implements the identified plan
Standard 5A - Answers coordination of care
Coordinates care delivery
Standard 5B - Answers health teaching and health promotion
Employs strategies to promote health and safe environment
Standard 5 C - Answers consultation
Provides consultation to influence identified plan, enhance abilities of other and effect change
Standard 5 D - Answers prescriptive authority and treatment
Uses prescriptive authority, procedure referrals, treatments and therapies according to state and federal
laws and regulation
Standard 6 ANA - Answers evaluation
Evaluates older adult progress toward attainment of expected outcomes
Roles of Geri Nurse - Answers Healer
, Caregiver
Educator
Advocate
Innovator
healer - Answers practice holistic nursing
Must be viewed in the context of their biological, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual elements
caregiver - Answers meet unique needs
educator - Answers share knowledge and skills
advocate - Answers speak up for older adults
innovator - Answers "think outside the box"
signs of elder abuse - Answers Delay in seeking necessary medical care
Malnutrition
Dehydration
Unexplained bruises
Poor hygiene and grooming
Urine odor, urine stained clothing/ linens
Excoriation or abrasions of genitalia
Inappropriate administration of medications
Repeated infections, injuries or preventable complications from existing disease
Evasiveness in describing conditions, symptoms, problems and home life
Unsafe living environment
Social isolation
Anxiety, suspiciousness and depression
malpractice - Answers Provision of service in a competent manner within standards of care
When performance deviates from standard of care, liable for malpractice