PN 103B - Gerontological Health Care

1. Identify issues, trends, and values of the aging population in the United States
2. Recognize the physical, psycho-social, spiritual, economic, and cultural needs of diverse groups of older adults in the United States. (Human Relations)
3. Describe evidence-based nursing strategies to maintain maximum function and comfort in the older adult with a chronic disorder.
4. Identify the communication and critical thinking skills necessary to provide safe and effective care.
5. Describe how the framework of Maslow’s hierarchy and the nursing process to promote holistic nursing care of older adults.
6. Describe how the nursing process to may enhance, maintain, and promote optimal health, quality of life, and/or death with dignity of older adults.