C475 care of the older adult 1STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+

C475 care of the older adult 1STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ This course supports the assessment for Care of the Older Adult. The course covers 10 competencies and represents 3 competency units. Introduction Overview An understanding of the effects that policy and legislation have on aging patients within the healthcare system sets a foundation for improving their care. Emphasis is placed on the specific needs of aging patients and the importance of maintaining their dignity. Watch the following video introduction for this course: Competencies This course provides guidance to help you demonstrate the following 10 competencies: Competency 742.1.5: Promoting Health and Independence in Older Adults The graduate selects appropriate evidence-based standards of health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention in older adult populations. Competency 742.1.6: Technology-Assisted Care of Older Adults The graduate collaborates with patients, families and the inter-professional team to select the appropriate application of technology to enhance older adults' safety and independence. Competency 742.1.7: Healthcare Systems and Health Policy The graduate evaluates the effectiveness of the healthcare environment and the influence of health policy in providing care that maximizes the function and independence of older adults in accordance with individual patient characteristics and patient and family needs. Competency 742.1.1: Compassionate and Respectful Care of Older Adults The graduate integrates principles of compassion and respect for patients and their families into the planning and delivery of care to a diverse population of older adults and into advocacy for vulnerable older adults. Competency 742.1.2: Health Promotion/Maintenance and Living Environments of Older Adults The graduate evaluates the older adults' lifeworld with special awareness of the diversity among the health status of older adults, individualizing care according to the physical, mental/cognitive, functional, and psycho-social well-being of an elder patient, along with support systems in place. Competency 742.1.3: Health Needs of Older Adults The graduate effectively collaborates with patients, families and inter-professional team members in planning primary, secondary, tertiary and end-of-life care that addresses older adults' physical, mental, psychosocial and spiritual needs and preferences and responses to changes in health status and related treatments. Competency 742.1.4: Promoting Independence and Autonomy While Reducing Risk Factors in Older Adults The graduate recommends techniques to co-create health and illness management practices with older adults and their families (caregivers) that ensure safety and optimal maintenance of functional ability, taking into account patient characteristics and needs and patient and caregiver vulnerabilities as well as strengths. Competency 742.1.8: Care Transitions The graduate determines the needs of older adults and their families and caregivers in coordinating patient-centered, safe transitions of care that aim to assure the least restrictive care environment relative to strengths and vulnerabilities, and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations. Competency 742.1.9: Palliative and End-of-life Care The graduate collaborates with patients and families to support palliative care needs in order to reduce symptom burden and treatment fatigue and enhance quality of life, as well as end-of-life care that is compassionate, respectful, patient centered, and family supported. Competency 742.1.10: Genomics in Adult Care The graduate plans and provides patient care that incorporates genomic influences and risks and provides patient education that recognizes individual attitudes and values. Course Mentor Assistance As you prepare to successfully demonstrate competency in this subject, remember that course mentors stand ready to help you reach your educational goals. As subject matter experts, mentors enjoy and take pride in helping students become reflective learners, problem solvers, and critical thinkers. Course mentors are excited to hear from you and eager to work with you. Successful students report that working with a course mentor is the key to their success. Course mentors are able to share tips on approaches, tools, and skills that can help you apply the content you're studying. They also provide guidance in assessment preparation strategies and troubleshoot areas of deficiency. Even if things don't work out on your first try, course mentors act as a support system to guide you through the revision process. You should expect to work with course mentors for the duration of your coursework, so you are welcome to contact them as soon as you begin. Course mentors are fully committed to your success! Preparing for Success The information in this section is provided to detail the resources available for you to use as you complete this course. Learning Resources The learning resources listed in this section are required to complete the activities in this course. For many resources, WGU has provided automatic access through the course. However, you may need to manually enroll in or independently acquire other resources. Read the full instructions provided to ensure that you have access to all of your resources in a timely manner. Manually Enrolled Resources Take a moment to enroll in the learning resources listed in this section. To enroll, navigate to the "Learning Resources" tab, click the "Sections" button, and then click the "Enroll Now" button for each resource. Once your mentor approves your enrollment in the resource, you will receive an e-mail with further access instructions. Contact your mentor if you have questions. AMNH Online Course To enroll in the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) "Genetics, Genomics, Genetics for WGU" online course, you must enroll through the Learning Resources tab. You will receive an e-mail with registration information from AMNH within several business days of requesting enrollment. Please check your junk/spam mail regularly, as the e-mails from AMNH frequently get caught there. This is a required, online, self-paced course. Note: This course will take up to four weeks to complete so you need to begin this at the onset of this course. AMNH use is for 90 days and non-renewable. Automatically Enrolled Learning Resources You will be automatically enrolled at the activity level for the following learning resources. Simply click on the links provided in the activities to access the learning materials. VitalSource E-Texts The following textbook is available to you as an e-text within this course. You will be directly linked to the specific readings required within the activities that follow. Mauk, K.L. (2010). Gerontological nursing: Competencies for care. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett ISBN: 5805 Note: This e-text is available to you as part of your program tuition and fees, but you may purchase a hard copy at your own expense through a retailer of your choice. If you choose to do so, please use the ISBN listed to ensure that you receive the correct edition. Other Learning Resources You will use the following learning resources for this course. Portal of Geriatrics Online Education This course requires engagement with several specific resources from the Portal of Geriatrics Online Education. To access the full content, you'll need to register as a user. There is no charge for the content used in this course. Click the link below,and then enter your registration information. Keep a record of your login and password, because you will use other content from this website later in the course. Portal of Geriatrics Online Education Pacing Guide The pacing guide suggests a weekly structure to pace your completion of learning activities. It is provided as a suggestion and does not represent a mandatory schedule. Follow the pacing guide carefully to complete the course in the suggested timeframe. Pacing Guide: Care of the Older Adult Note: This pacing guide does not replace the course. Please continue to refer to the course for a comprehensive list of the reso