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1. Gerontology P. Bush, RN, MSN
Fall 2017
2. Reading Assignment Wold (2012) Basic Geriatric
Nurs- ing
Unit One - Overview of Aging
Chapter 1 - Trends and Issues
Chapter 1 - Trends and Issues
Chapter 3 - Physiologic Change
3. Objectives
4. Describe the subjective and objective
ways that aging is defined.
5. Identify personal and societal attitudes
toward aging.
6. Define ageism.
7. Discuss myths that exist with regard to aging.
8. Identify recent demographic trends and
their im- pact on society.
9. Describe the effects of recent legislation
on the economic status of older adults
10. Identify the major economic concerns
of older adults
11. Describe the housing options available to
older adults
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12. Describe the changes in family
dynamics that occur as family members
become older
13. Examine the role of nurses in dealing
with an aging family
14. Identify the most common signs of abuse
15. Discuss how a theory is different from a fact.
16. Describe the most common biologic
theories of aging.
17. Describe the most common psychosocial
theo- ries of aging.
18. Discuss the relevance of these theories to
nurs- ing practice.
19. Describe the most common structural
changes observed in the normal aging
process
20. Discuss the impact of normal structural
changes on the older adult's self-image
and lifestyle
21. Describe the most commonly observed
function- al changes that are part of the
normal aging process
22. Identify the most common diseases
related to aging in each of the body
systems
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23. Discuss the impact of age-related
changes on nursing care
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24. Chapter 1 with the diagno
sis and
25. Trends and Issues treatment of
the aged
26. Imagine yourself 50 years from now
individual
what will you look like...
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27. Historical Perspective on the Study of
Aging
28. In many ways, children were treated like
small adults
29. Society also viewed adults of all ages
inter- changeably
30. Older adults now constitute a
significant group in society, and
interest in the study of aging is
increasing
31. Audience Response System Question
32. Until the middle of the nineteenth
century, only two stages of human
growth and development were
identified. They were:
33. What's Geriatrics, Gerontology, and
Gerontics
34. Geriatrics
35. The medical specialty that deals with
the prob- lems and diseases of aging and