CAREGIVING ELDERLY CARE PRINCIPLES
AND TECHNIQUES LEARNING MODULE
REVIEW SHEET COMPREHENSIVE
ANSWERS
●● ________ AND ______-- utilized the term caring, which focuses
more on the nurses role
Answer: Potter and Perry
●● Nursing, as a humanistic profession, is closely related to the core
concept of caring in both states of __________ and _____--
Answer: illness and wellness.
●● is central to the foundational values of nursing practice.
Answer: Caring
●● Multiple challenges affect the nurses ability to establish interpersonal
connections that are important components of caring practice include
what three things:
Answer: ◦Increased client acuity
◦Fewer resources
◦Technological advances
,●● Caring relationships require what four things?
Answer: sincerity, presence, availability and engagement
●● An estimated ____.__ million Americans provide unpaid care for an
adult or a child with functional and/or cognitive limitations.
◦These caregivers provide ___-____% of long term care in the home.
Answer: 65.7 ; 80-90%
●● ◦caregiving is providing unpaid support and assistance to family or
acquaintances who have physical, psychological or developmental
needs.
◦This is differentiated from routine care which is defined as parenting.
Answer: Dentrea
●● ◦definition is also related to those with special needs.
Answer: National Alliance for Caregiving's
●● Multidimensional concept that encompasses the action or process of
helping those who are suffering".
Answer: Hermann's and Master-Smith
●● The ______- of caregiving ranges from temporary/limited caregiving
role for someone with an acute illness to long-term permanent
caregiving role.
, Answer: scope
●● ◦Myocardial Infarction, Burns, Flu, Pneumonia, traumatic injury
Answer: Acute illness:
●● ◦Dementia, Parkinson's disease, Diabetes, Stroke, Cancer
◦FAMILY caregiving is the major component of long term care in the
US.
Answer: long term
●● is known as the universal occupation that most of us take part in at
some point in our life.
Answer: caregiving
●● what are some type of caregivers?
Answer: spousal, adult children, grandparents, parental, nursing
●● -Causes a big impact on family
Increased stress levels are common
-They tend to view the illness more pessimistically
-May have their own health issues which compromises their care
-New population of very serious health issues with our wounded military
AND TECHNIQUES LEARNING MODULE
REVIEW SHEET COMPREHENSIVE
ANSWERS
●● ________ AND ______-- utilized the term caring, which focuses
more on the nurses role
Answer: Potter and Perry
●● Nursing, as a humanistic profession, is closely related to the core
concept of caring in both states of __________ and _____--
Answer: illness and wellness.
●● is central to the foundational values of nursing practice.
Answer: Caring
●● Multiple challenges affect the nurses ability to establish interpersonal
connections that are important components of caring practice include
what three things:
Answer: ◦Increased client acuity
◦Fewer resources
◦Technological advances
,●● Caring relationships require what four things?
Answer: sincerity, presence, availability and engagement
●● An estimated ____.__ million Americans provide unpaid care for an
adult or a child with functional and/or cognitive limitations.
◦These caregivers provide ___-____% of long term care in the home.
Answer: 65.7 ; 80-90%
●● ◦caregiving is providing unpaid support and assistance to family or
acquaintances who have physical, psychological or developmental
needs.
◦This is differentiated from routine care which is defined as parenting.
Answer: Dentrea
●● ◦definition is also related to those with special needs.
Answer: National Alliance for Caregiving's
●● Multidimensional concept that encompasses the action or process of
helping those who are suffering".
Answer: Hermann's and Master-Smith
●● The ______- of caregiving ranges from temporary/limited caregiving
role for someone with an acute illness to long-term permanent
caregiving role.
, Answer: scope
●● ◦Myocardial Infarction, Burns, Flu, Pneumonia, traumatic injury
Answer: Acute illness:
●● ◦Dementia, Parkinson's disease, Diabetes, Stroke, Cancer
◦FAMILY caregiving is the major component of long term care in the
US.
Answer: long term
●● is known as the universal occupation that most of us take part in at
some point in our life.
Answer: caregiving
●● what are some type of caregivers?
Answer: spousal, adult children, grandparents, parental, nursing
●● -Causes a big impact on family
Increased stress levels are common
-They tend to view the illness more pessimistically
-May have their own health issues which compromises their care
-New population of very serious health issues with our wounded military
