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NSG4067 Gerontological Nursing

Week 1 Discussion

Post your initial response to one of the two topics below.

Topic 1

Watch at least 60 minutes of TV, focusing on the depiction of older adults. Analyze and discuss TV programming in the context of at least two of the following:

Portrayal of elderly characters

Intergenerational themes

Conflict in relation to the older population

Aging stereotypes or myths

Cultural diversity in relation to quality of care

Topic 2

Discuss your own philosophy of aging.

When do you think a person becomes elderly?

What do you think of older people?

Are they active, senile, debilitated, etc.?

Provide a description of an elderly person that you know.

NSG4067 Gerontological Nursing

Week 2 Discussion

Post your initial response to one of the two topics below.

Topic 1

Age related changes can affect the lifestyle/quality of life of the elderly.

What do you think are the two most prevalent age-related changes that affect the lifestyle of the elderly?

How would you help an elderly patient adjust to the two changes you identified?

Topic 2

Communication with the elderly can be challenging.

Identify at least two modes of communication you have used with the elderly in your clinical practice.

State what modes of communication were effective and which modes were challenging. Explain why.

NSG4067 Gerontological Nursing

Week 3 Discussion

Post your initial response to the topic below.

Wellness in the Elderly

Develop a wellness program with a holistic approach for the older adult you identified in your Week 2 project.

Use resources available in your community.

Discuss how this approach will provide an optimum level of well-being.

NSG4067 Gerontological Nursing

Week 4 Discussion

Post your initial response to the topic below.

Functional Wellness

Identify two strategies you can implement to provide comfort to maintain function with an ethnically diverse older adult with a chronic disease?

These strategies can be nutrition, ADLs, exercise, etc.

You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads

NSG4067 Gerontological Nursing

Week 5 Discussion

Post your initial response to the topic below.

Elder Abuse

There are many types of elder abuse.

Choose two types of elder abuse and discuss challenges you perceive in abolishing them.

Justify why you consider them as the most crucial.

Discuss how you can advocate and protect the elderly from abuse.

National Institutes of Health – Abuse

NSG4067 Gerontological Nursing

Week 2 Project  

Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person

In order to gain an insight into the world of elder adults, it is important to understand how they view themselves and the values they hold. Additionally it is important to assess and determine his/her needs and establish appropriate interventions for this individual.

In a Microsoft Word document of 4-5 pages formatted in APA style, you will discuss your interview of an older adult. This person cannot be a patient in your clinical setting. You can use a friend, family member, or co-worker. The older adult must be age 65 years or older.

There are two parts to this assignment – the psychosocial interview component and the functional assessment.

Interview

Download the patient questionnaire. Use this format to record the person’s responses.

Include 2–3 questions of your own to get a complete picture of the older adult.

Summarize your findings.

Include the questionnaire with responses in the Appendix of your paper.

Assessment

After gaining permission, conduct a physical and mental functional assessment of the older adult you have chosen. Review your readings for the process of a functional assessment.

Use the tools discussed this week to complete a comprehensive assessment of your patient. Search the Internet for resources on these tools.

Tinetti Balance and Gait Evaluation

Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living

Assessment of Home Safety

The Barthel Index

Do not include a name on each tool, but do include professional or other designation, and age. Your name should also be identified on the tool.

Include these tools in the Appendix.

Based on your assessment:

Compare and contrast the age-related changes of the older person you interviewed and assessed with those identified in this week’s reading assignment.

Identify at least 4–6 preliminary issues.

Identify three alterations in health that you would propose and describe them.

Identify a minimum of three comprehensive interventions for each alteration.

Integrate cultural considerations in your interventions.

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the South University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the South University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.

• APA Citation Helper

• APA Citations Quick Sheet

• APA-Style Formatting Guidelines for a Written Essay

• Basic Essay Template

Please note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.

Submission Details

Name your document SU_NSG4067_W2_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.  

NSG4067 Gerontological Nursing

Week 4 Project  

Analysis of an Age Related Topic

In a Microsoft Word document of 5-6 pages formatted in APA style conduct in-depth analysis of a pertinent topic related to aging. Include the following in your analysis:

Define the problem.

Identify the specific population affected.

Describe cultural implications.

Describe financial/legal/ethical implications for the population related to the problem.

Describe 2-3 interventions that can be used to improve the problem.

Describe resources available to improve the problem.

Describe costs associated with the interventions identified.

Discussed sustainability of the interventions.

Support your responses with examples.

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the South University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the South University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.

• APA Citation Helper

• APA Citations Quick Sheet

• APA-Style Formatting Guidelines for a Written Essay

• Basic Essay Template

Please note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.

Submission Details

Name your document SU_NSG4067_W4_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.