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NSG 501 EXAM 3: OLDER ADULT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED what is meant by "old" there are many opinions about what "old" means and mostly people have negative perceptions (limited abilities) but in reality old people can do a lot more than what we think what are the dem...

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NSG 501 EXAM 3: OLDER ADULT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED

what is meant by "old"

there are many opinions about what "old" means and mostly people have negative

perceptions (limited abilities) but in reality old people can do a lot more than what we

think

what are the demographics for old people?

12% of population is older adults (> 65)



By 2030, older adults:

>Will comprise 18% of the population

>Will outnumber children (< 18)

78M vs 76.7M

>From International migration overcome natural increase as primary driver of population

growth



By 2050, older people:

>Will be more racially/ethnically diverse

>Minority elders will comprise 42% of the elderly population



*baby boomers played a giant role in the increase of old people in the 20th century

,->impact on society is big and we need to know how to take care of older populations!

aging

progressive generalized impairment of function resulting in a loss of adaptive response

to a stress and is a growing risk of age associated disease



-there is healthy aging, things that are normally supposed to occur

ageism

negative attitudes, ideas, beliefs toward aging/older adults

geriatrics

refers to the medical care of older adults - physicians trained in geriatric medicine

gerontology

broad term defining the study of aging and/or the aged

gerontological nursing

- nursing care of the older adult based on the specialty body of knowledge of

gerontology from a holistic perspective (physical, psychologic, and socioeconomic)

young-old

65-74

middle-old

people aged 75-84

Old Old/Frail Elderly

, 85+



there are more people now reaching ages of 100+

octogenarian

person in his or her eighties

nonogenerians

90-99 yrs old

centenarians

people 100 years old or older

what are common myths, stereotypes, attitudes about people who are old?

Don't have sex/not interested in sexual activities

->need to know that they do have sex to care for them



Unattractive, disabled, ill



Forgetful, confused, rigid, boring, mean/unfriendly

->senile, seniors, dementia, try to not use these terms to describe the aging population



Unable to learn and understand new information



Slow, can't hear, can't see



Elderspeak "baby talk"

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