Assignment:Portrayal of elderly characters

Assignment:Portrayal of elderly characters

Week 1 discussion

Question 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

Question 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.? Give a description of an elderly person that you know.

Week 2 discussion

Discussion Question 1

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?

Discussion Question 2

Identify at least two modes of communication you have used for the elderly in your clinical practice. State what modes of communication were effective and which modes were challenging. Explain why.

Week 3 discussion

Develop a wellness program with a holistic approach for the older adult you identified, using resources available in your community. Discuss how this approach will prove an optimum level of well-being.

Week 4 discussion

Identify two strategies you can implement to provide comfort to maintain function with an ethnically diverse older adult with a chronic disease? This can be nutrition, ADLs, exercise, etc.

Week 5 discussion

There are many types of elder abuse. Choose two types 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.

Week 1 Quiz

Quiz

Question 1 Which statement correctly describes normal changes of aging?

Question 1 options:

All age-related changes are the result of disease.

When comparing functional abilities of an older client, it is important to not allow social or cultural influences to cloud your assessment.

It is usually easy to tell the difference between normal aging and the results of one’s lifelong poor habits.

Individual variations are enormous at every age and in every part of the body.

Question 2 The nurse is aware the theory of aging most likely to explain why the older population is at risk for autoimmune disorder is known as:

Question 2 options:

Cross-link theory.

Free radical theory.

Stochastic theory.

Immunity theory.

Question 3 A geriatric nurse shows an understanding of one of the major barriers to acquiring research-based geriatric nursing care when:

Question 3 options:

Recognizing the need to assess the need for sleep differently.

Assuming the likelihood that the subjects will have hearing and vision problems.

Planning for issues related to the cognitive abilities of the research participants.

Planning specific enticements to encourage the geriatric subjects to participate.

Question 4

Seniors are at risk because there have been budget cuts in programs that affect seniors like: Older Americans Act, Falls Prevention, Housing Counseling, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Senior Corps, and the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG).

Question 4 options:

True

False

Question 5 The Older Americans Act (OAA) funds critical services that keep older adults healthy and independent-services like meals, job training, senior centers, caregiver support, transportation, health promotion, benefits enrollment, and more.

Question 5 options:

True

False

Question 6

The nurse shows an understanding of appropriate influenza vaccination guidelines for a client over the age of 65 when stating:

Question 6 options:

“You need an annual flu shot only if your immune system is compromised or you have a chronic respiratory or cardiac condition.”

“Regardless of your physical health you really should get a yearly flu shot.”

“At age 65 or older, you need an influenza booster every 5 years.”

“At your age flu shots are recommended every 2 to 5 years.”

Question 7 Of the following clients, all of whom are 65 years of age or older, the nurse anticipates that the one who will rate himself or herself as has having excellent health will be:

Question 7 options:

An African-American male who lives with his granddaughter.

A white female who lives independently in a senior citizen community.

A Hispanic male who relies on his faith for comfort and peace.

A Latin American female who has recently immigrated to the United States.

Question 8

Nursing-senstitive indicators are the same as medical indicators of care quality.

Question 8 options:

True

False

Question 9 When considering Erikson’s developmental stages, the task for later life is referred to as:

Question 9 options:

Ego maturation vs. stagnation.

Ego transcendence vs. ego preoccupation.

Generativity.

Ego integrity.

Question 10

The CDC published a report in which the health status and health behaviors of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older are assessed, and recommendations are made for improving the mental and physical health of all Americans in their later years.

The State of Aging and Health in America Report.

Question 10 options:

True

False