INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING questions and answers with solutions 2025

INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
questions and answers with solutions 2025

Gerontological nursing - ANSWER Sub specialty for older patients



Gerontological - ANSWER Used to be called geriatric nursing



Gerontological - ANSWER Focus in aging and the aged



Geriatric nursing - ANSWER Focus on medicL care of the aged



1960's - ANSWER Year Specialty formed



1970's - ANSWER Year of Standards for geriatric practice



1980's - ANSWER Year Scope and standards of Geron



1990's - ANSWER Year Established Hartford foundation



Florence Nightingale

Doreen Norton - ANSWER Pioneers of gerontological nursing



Florence - ANSWER First geriatric nurse



Doreen - ANSWER Focused on career on the care of the aged

, Florence - ANSWER Care of sick gentlewomen in distressed circumstances



Doreen - ANSWER Described advantages of learning geriatrics



Assessment

Diagnosis

Outcome Identification

Planning

Implementing

Evaluation - ANSWER SCOPE OF GERON



Quality of care

Performance Appraisals

Education

Collegiality

Ethics

Collaboration

Research

Research Utilization - ANSWER STANDARDS OF GERON



Ageism - ANSWER Stereotype of older people



Young old - ANSWER 65-74yrs old



Old old - ANSWER 85 and older