Care of Older Adult (NURS475)

NURS 475 Care of the older Adult Study Guide Objectives – 100% Score Care of the older Adult. #1 Competency 742.1.1: Compassionate and Respectful Care of Older Adults 1. How do you define Baby Boomers? Born between 1946-1964 2. What are the five racial groups listed in text? European Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. 3. How would you perform discharge teaching to an Hispanic patient? Involve family response to disagreement may...

Competency 1: Compassion and Respectful Care of Older Adults (​Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, & 22​) Chapter 1, 2 & 3 Gerontology​ is the broad term used to define the study of aging and/or the aged. Geriatrics​ is often used as a generic term relating to older adults, but specifically refers to the medical care of older adults. Geriatricians are physicians trained in geriatric medicine. ● “old” is often defined as over 65 years of age ● young old (ages 65–74 ● middle old (ages 75–84...