NURSING CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT, ED. 2

Course overview

This 2nd edition explores a broad range of topics affecting older adults and their implications for nurses. Topics highlighted include common clinical problems, chronic conditions, mental health, legal issues, psychosocial challenges, drug therapy and safe medication practices, and much more. Course Objectives: * Identify factors that influence the aging process and the health of older adults. * Discuss theories of aging, including normal age related changes. * Describe basic principles for nurses working with older adults. * Recognize issues associated with drug therapy in older adults and implications for safe medication practices. * Describe common clinical concerns in older adulthood. * Identify common cognitive changes of the older adult and strategies for behavioral management. * Describe the importance of prevention and the use of rehabilitative therapies to achieve and maintain maximum level of functioning of the older adult. * List ways in which psychosocial factors affect the older adult¿s overall well-being. * Identify issues that can potentially affect the quality of life for older adults. * Describe legal issues that are pertinent to the older adult. * Explore key issues affecting the older adult in different care settings. * Examine the effects of problems related to the aging sensory system and strategies to mange them. * Explore common chronic diseases of older adulthood and implications related to the nursing process. * Discuss the identification and treatment of common mental health problems in the aging population.