care for older adults

NURS1504: Individual Assignment Version A

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the nursing process to individuals facing common health challenges of the older adulthood and end of life
• Recognize safety risks for older adults and describes strategies to maintain safety for older adults
• Examine leadership theory and opportunities for leadership within gerontological nursing

Learning Objectives

Module 1

• Discuss factor within the environment that can be managed as a part of a caring climate
• Describe holistic health care approach
• Describe six standards of practice identified by the Canadian Gerontological Nursing association (CGNA)

Module 2

• Discuss the influence of culture and cohort on psychological and social adaption
• Incorporate prevention and health promotion in a plan of care for an older person

Module 3

• Discuss communication strategies that demonstrates respect and preserve dignity for older persons

Module 4

• Describe the LEARN and RESPECT models of Cross-Cultural Communication

Module 5

• Discuss the cultural change movement in LTRC
• Compare and contrast institution centered versus person centered care
• Describe strategies to facilitate person centered care
• Describe ways that LPN’s demonstrate leadership in LTRC setting

Module 7

• Identify strategies for protecting the older person from injury and accident
• Describe types of elder abuse
• Identify risk factors for abuse and neglect of older persons
• Discuss expectations for reporting suspected abuse and strategies to prevent abuse

Module 9

• Discuss the role of person-centered Care in dementia care

Module 10

• Identify strategies that may be used to promote mental health and wellness in later life

Module 12

• Describe holistic, person centered, and family centered needs associated with end of life care.

Directions

1. Read the article entitled Care Perceptions of Residents in LTC Facilities Purporting to Offer Person-Centered Care by Donnelly & Macentee (2016).
2. All seven of the care homes studied for this article are in Canada. As you read the results outlining how the residents perceived the care, notice your reactions and think about the questions below.
3. Write a paper addressing the research and reflection areas below.

• Research
  • Discuss the culture change movement in long term residential care and supports with current [published within the last 5 years] North American literature
  • Describe a minimum of three goals of person-centered care and supports with current [published within the last 5 years] North American literature
  • Outline two standards of practice as reported by the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association and briefly discuss how they support PCC in a residential care home.

• Reflection
  • Describe your thoughts and feelings if you or a loved one had experienced the care as described in the article
  • How do you think this article will change the way you will practice when you graduate? Explain.

4. You should include at least three scholarly references in your submission. A scholarly reference is both current (published in the last 5 years in North America) and credible (obtain from a peer review journal or an expert association example the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association).
5. Paper must be completed using APA 7^th edition format Submit paper via D2L Brightspace’s electronic Dropbox.
6. Turnitin is accessible on the D2L dropbox – you may submit early and resubmit before deadline if you would like.

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Rubric/Marking Criteria

Criteria containing an asterisk (*) indicates an exceptional thought and effort by the group members