hapter 1: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Concept: Health Promotion
1. Factors that influence aging experience
2. Define health and wellness within the context of aging and chronic illness
3. Trends in global aging today
4. Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs in gerontological nursing
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Aging is determined by: - answerSociety and Culture
- What age was considered "old" in 1935, when Social Security was created?
- What age was considered "old" in 2000? - answer- 65
- 70
- Young old:
- Middle old:
- Old old: - answer- Young old: 65 to 70
- Middle old: 75 to 84
- Old old: 85 and above
The ratio of women to men is 50/50, up until what age? - answer60
Aging was devalued in what time period? - answerLate 1800s
Supercentenarian - answer110+
What are the four major factors of aging? - answer1. Decade born.
2. Gender.
3. Ethnicity.
4. Health.
Are disparities increasing or decreasing? - answerIncreasing
What is essential to meet the needs of the rapidly growing, ethnically diverse elderly
population? - answer- Increasing numbers of health care providers from different
cultures
- Ensuring cultural competence of all providers
Why are changes in global aging making it more challenging to meet the needs of the
aging global community? - answerThe number of younger adults providing care and
financial support are decreasing.
By 2050, the number of people 60 years and older is likely to exceed the number of
people... - answer15 years and younger
Health is influenced by: - answerCulture and Age
Wellness: - answerOne's whole being: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
Functional abilities: - answerThe ability to live independently, to enjoy family and life.
Maslow's 5 levels of Needs: - answer1. Self-Actualization: morality, creativity,
acceptance, lack of prejudice.
Which level is considered the highest level of wellness? - answerSelf-actualization; it is
seen as people reaching out beyond themselves and finding meaning and a sense of
fulfillment.
Healthy People 2020: - answer1. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and
improve health in all groups.
2. Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and
premature death.
3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages.
4 Self-Care requirements: - answer1. Maintaining sufficient intake of air, water, and
food.
2. Maintaining satisfactory elimination function.
3. Maintaining a balance between activity and rest.
4. Maintaining a balance between solitude and social interaction.
The 3 goals of the nurse: - answer1. Always care and comfort.
2. Sometimes cure.
3. Prevent that which can be prevented.
What do ageist attitudes and behaviors undermine? - answerThe self-esteem of the
individual, and society's acknowledgment of the value of the contributions of older
adults.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Identify the best statement about gerontological nursing.
a. Nurses have only recently become involved in the care of the older adult.
b. Gerontological care was the second specialty in which the American Nurses
Association (ANA) offered a certification program.
c. Purposes of gerontological nursing include the promotion of health and support for
maximal independence.
d. ANA certification is available only for gerontological nurses in research positions. -
answerANS: C
Promoting health and fostering independence are purposes of the practice, as reflected,
for example, in the ANA Scope and Standards. Nurses have always cared for older
patients. The ANA's gerontological nursing certification program was the organization's
first and includes a variety of positions, such as nurse practitioners, clinical specialists,
researchers, and administrators.
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