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According to Global Aging by 2050 what willhappen? - answer ✅✅The number of persons 60
years and older is likely to exceed those that are 15
years and younger.
,Are clinical practice sites limited to acute care or
nursing homes? - answer ✅✅No, it includes older
adults in the community.
How can individuals cope with relocation stress? -
answer ✅✅Control over environment, preparation
for new situation, close monitoring and assessment
from nurses, and familiar/treasured items.
How can older adults maximize learning late in life?
- answer ✅✅Must be relevant information. New
learning must relate to what the older person already
knows. Literacy level and cultural variations play a
role. Many older adults have computers and make up
the fastest growing age group who owns them.
How can we reduce health disparities? - answer
✅✅Cultural competence (nurses learn personal
biases, prejudices, attitudes, and behaviors), Cultural
awareness (reflect on any biases of ageism and
racism), and Cultural knowledge.
,How do nurses nurture the spirit of the nurse? -
answer ✅✅They must consider what gives their
own life meaning and value. What assists them in
offering spiritual support to patients. Taking care of
nurses own spiritual needs helps them better meet
patients spiritual needs.
How is health viewed in the personalistic or
magicoreligious system? - answer ✅✅It is viewed
as a blessing or reward.
How long is development? - answer ✅✅Life long.
In 1935 social security set "old" at what age? -
answer ✅✅65 years old.
In the 2000s what was set as "old"? - answer
✅✅Closer to 70 years of age.
, Principles of cultural change. - answer ✅✅Staff
empowerment, residential involvement in decision
making, individualized rather than routine task
oriented care, relationship building, sense of
community belonging, meaningful activities,
homelike environment, and increased attention to
respect staff and the value of culture change.
Types of aging - answer ✅✅Chronological aging is
defined by years. Biological aging is predicted by a
person's physical condition. Psychological aging is
expressed through ability, control of memory,
learning capacity, skills, emotions, and judgment.
What are cultural skills based on? - answer
✅✅Mutual respect, listening carefully, attend to
verbal and non verbal communication, understand
meaning behind the story , explaining perception
without judgement, acknowledging differences in
goals, and developing a plan that considers both
perspective which is mutually acceptable.
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