Aging
Part 1: Perception of aging
Discuss your perception of an older adult. The following questions may help to focus your discussion.
What are some of the typical characteristics you would expect to observe? Where did these perceptions come from? What are your thoughts about aging for your parents and/or yourself? Are the positive and negative aspects of aging-what are some of them. Share an experience you have had with an older adult. It can be positive, negative, challenging, or humors-no value attached. What did you learn from this experience?
Part 2: Elderly Abuse
1. If you met Norman in the emergency department, how would you interview him about the events that brought him to the ED if he does not tell you that he was hit? What would you use as clues to open the conversation. 2. What assessment(s) would you perform? What signs might you observe that are indicative of abuse? 3. What would be your interventions? Identify resources that would be available?