1. Explain how the aging of Baby Boomers has impacted the healthcare system in the
United States. Baby boomers will exceed the number of children in the
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will deplete Medicare funding, it will no longer exist.
2. Describe Miller’s Functional Consequences Theory of Aging. Miller asserted that aging
adults experience environmental and biopsychosocial consequences that impact their
functioning. The nurse’s role is to assess age-related changes and accompanying risk
factors, and to design interventions that minimize age-associated disability. The goal
is to maximize functioning in ways that improve patient safety and quality of life
3. List 4 health disparities seen among the African-American population in the US.
Higher rates of DM, CA, HTN, CRD.
4. Describe effective communication techniques for patients who have cognitive
impairment.
Use person-first language
Use slower speaking rate and pause between phrases
Include the patient
Provide additional time for the person to respond
Simplify vocabulary and avoid jargon
Summarize
Write out information
Eliminate or minimize background noise
Limit the number of speakers in the room
Say the person’s name
Encourage use of clues for word-finding difficulty
Use touch to communicate or to gain attention
Request clarification
Use relational connections and be calm and nonreactive, partner with the patient
Speaking slowly, pause, simple vocabulary, nonverbal communication, give the
patient time to respond.
5. Which teaching preferences are desired by most older adults?
Methods that are easy to access, require small investments of time and money to get
started, and allow learning to begin immediately
Methods that are direct, hands-on experiences—putting hands on something, playing
with it, listening to it, watching it, and thinking about it
Newspapers, magazines, books, and journals are the most frequently used tools for
gathering information (nontechnology driven).
Methods that enable them to keep up with what’s going on in the world, for their own
spiritual or personal growth and/or for the simple joy of learning something new
Subjects that will improve the quality of their lives, build on a current skill, or enable
them to take better care of their health
Ability to use what they have learned right away or soon
They become apt to learning when they are faced with a need to learn. Older adults
are just like any other adults in that they have situational and personal attributes for
learning that vary in many ways to include specific barriers to learning
6. Write two questions you could ask a patient to screen for spiritual needs. [Show Less]