NUR 410 Week 1-- The Aging Population, Theories of Aging, The Specialty of Gerontological Nursing Study Guide
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positive Correct Answer-In the US today, older adults are usually viewed in a _____ light, as they brought sacrifice, strength, and spirit to the population, served in wars, acted as campus rebels, and earned the respect, admiration, and dignity of the US. They also parented their children unselfis...
NUR 410 Week 1-- The Aging Population, Theories of
Aging, The Specialty of Gerontological Nursing Study
Guide
positive Correct Answer-In the US today, older adults are usually
viewed in a _____ light, as they brought sacrifice, strength, and spirit to
the population, served in wars, acted as campus rebels, and earned the
respect, admiration, and dignity of the US. They also parented their
children unselfishly to provide them with a better life and participated in
entrepreneurship
Weak Respected Leaders Correct Answer-In certain other societies,
older adults have sometimes been perceived as ______, and were the
first to be killed so people dreaded getting old; or they were highly
______ and seen as society's best ______. When they were no longer
able to work, they were often placed at the mercy of their offspring
Older Americans Act Humanistic Healthcare Living conditions Correct
Answer-The "graying'" of the American population was realized in 1965
with the _______ that ensured that older Americans were treated with a
more _______ attitude, and that older adults would be given improved
_____ and general _______ (increase nutrition, transportation, and
employment; creates MEDICARE+MEDICAID) in order to allow them
to live longer, more fruitful years than previous generations
65-74 75-84 85 Correct Answer-The older adult population can be
grouped into 3 categories based on their age. These include:
- Youngest-old population-- ages ______
- Middle-old population-- ages ______
,- Oldest old population-- ages _______
*65=low end, 85=high end; add 9 to get each range*
Functional age Correct Answer-A person's ______ their physical,
psychological, and social abilities. This may be more indicative of an
older individual's needs than their chronological age
Perceived age Correct Answer-A person's ______ is an estimate of a
person's age based on their physical appearance
Age identity Correct Answer-A person's _______ is how old/young they
feel, and how they perceive their own age; will often refer to other
people their same age as "old" because their age identity has not caught
up to their chronological age
Stereotypes Correct Answer-Any ______ based on a person's age should
be discarded because there are typically more obvious variations in a
population of the same age than there are similarities. Need to be
objective and include them in plan of care
20 Doubled Correct Answer-By 2030, older adults will represent ______
% of the US population, and by 2060, this population (over 65) will have
_______
Disease control Infant child Sanitation Living conditions Correct
Answer-Each of the following have impacted the increased life
expectancy in the US:
, - advancements in _____ means that less people are dying of
transmissible illnesses
- lower ____ and _____ mortality rated means that an overall greater
number of people are making it to adulthood
- improved _____ decreases those lost to illnesses related to this issue
(communicable diseases)
- better ______ decreases death from exposure to harsh environmental
factors
This means that more people are reaching older age and living longer
once they do hit those older ages
Increase 122 78(.7) Correct Answer-The human lifespan will continue to
_____, but the maximum lifespan achievable by a human is currently
believed to be ______ years. The current average lifespan is ______
years
Female Hispanic White Black Correct Answer-While the lifespan will
continue to increase across all populations, lifespans still vary based on
ethnicity and gender that is only increasing. For example, the _____
gender tends to live longer, and _____ people tend to live longer than
_____ people who tend to live longer than _____ people
Compression of morbidity Correct Answer-The ______ hypothesis
states that if the onset of serious illness and decline could be delayed
(compressed) into the last few years prior to death, then people could
both live a long life AND enjoy a healthy, functional state for most of
their lives (there is no benefit to living longer when the last large part of
your life is spent in discomfort, disability, and poor quality of life)
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