D399 Introduction to Gerontology
Study Guide Latest 2025
D399 Introduction to Gerontology
Study Guide Latest 2025
Gerontology - ✔️...
Geriatrics - ✔️Related to health care and medicine
Ageism - ✔️discrimination towards age
Gerontological nursing - ✔️...
Old - ✔️societal term we use
Elder, Senior, Older adult, Elderly - ✔️cultural terms used to refer to older people
Centarian - ✔️People 100-115
biological age - ✔️what age a person physically looks ike
The aged are more likely to die from _______ conditions than _____. - ✔️chronic,
acute
3 chronological classes of old - ✔️young-old 65-74
middle-old 75-84
old-old (frail elderly) 85+
Leading causes of death - ✔️Heart disease, CA, stroke, COPD, pneumonia,
accidents, alzheimer's disease
Baby boomers - ✔️born 1946-1964
Main characteristics of baby boomers - ✔️1. Diverse group
2. Better educated
3. Higher incomes
4. More tech savvy
5. More physically fit
6. Informed consumers
Function of gerontological nursing - ✔️fosters independence of elder
Best way to provide gerontological care - ✔️Best when interdisciplinary and holistic
AACN/Hartford - ✔️Provides competencies for nurses that are certified as
gerontological nurses
