gerontologic nursing = nursing concepts/theories related to the older adult
Work type: Discussion Essay
Format: APA
Pages: 2 pages ( 550 words, Double spaced
Academic level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)
Subject or discipline: Nursing
Title: Writer’s choice
Number of sources: 2
Paper instructions:
1. What specific nursing concepts/theories related to the older adult that are relevant to this experience when assessing and providing teaching to adults about home safety, pain management and sleep. Explain the concept, theory, etc. clearly and concisely so that someone unfamiliar with it could understand it.
2. How did gerontology nursing emerge in the experience (When did I see it or note its absence? How did or should I or some else use it?)
3. What gerontologic nursing (e.g. disciplinary, intellectual, professional) skills did I use/should I have used? In what ways did I think from the gerontologic nurse’s perspective and what were the results?
4. In what ways are my understanding of gerontologic nursing or a skill and the experience the same and in what specific ways are they different? What are the possible reasons for the difference(s) (e.g. bias, assumptions, lack of information on my part or on the part of the community)?
5. What did your experience teach you about who you are relative to the person you want to become as a Registered Nurse?
