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familie s (Garand, Lingle r, Conne r, & De w, 2009). Re se arch has de monstrate d links be twe e n cognitive

impairme nt, cardiovascular dise ase , diabe te s, and de pre ssion. This has highlighte d the pote ntial

wide spre ad impact of pre ve ntative me asure s and he alth mainte nance in olde r adults. Furthe r re se arch

on cognitive re se rve in de me ntia and de lirium has advance d the unde rstanding of pe rsons with multiple

type s of cognitive impairme nt and has e xpose d myths ofte n he ld about this population, such as the

inability to le arn ne w information or to change be haviors (Jone s e t al., 2010; Kolanowski, Fick, Clare ,

The rrie n, & Gill, 2010; Ory e t al., 2003; Ste rn, 2009). This re se arch is important as it force s the

re e xamination of ste re otype s he ld about olde r pe rsons and influe nce s both care and tre atme nt.

In addition to ne w diagnose s or labe ls, ce rtain conditions or circumstance s that we re re le gate d to old

age are be coming issue s in younge r phase s of life , such as he aring loss. The re sulting age ism and

stigma (Wallhage n, 2010) that occurs with such conditions may be te mpe re d by this shift.

The e conomic impact of age ism is and will continue to be significant to ge rontological nursing. Robe rt

Butle r, in his book The Longevity Revolution, argue s that we should continue to work be yond the age of

65 ye ars be cause e arly re tire me nt can be e quate d to waste d productive capacity (Butle r, 2008). He

maintains that this will he lp to combat age ist ste re otype s. Be yond workforce issue s, nurse s will have a

vital role in shaping the he alth care syste m at local and national le ve ls as it continue s to be re forme d to

me e t the ne e ds of our aging population (Be ve rly, Burge r, Maas, & Spe cht, 2010).

Age ism will continue to be important in almost e ve ry are a of ge riatric nursing re se arch. Age ism will

influe nce both the type of re se arch that is done and the public disse mination of re se arch. Re se arche rs

must de scribe the re lationship of age ism with qualitative and quantitative re se arch in the are as of e thics,

workplace studie s, de cision making and informe d conse nt re se arch, ge ne tics, he alth promotion and

pre ve ntion scre e ning, cance r, pre se ntations of dise ase , symptoms re se arch, biomarke rs of aging,

quality of life , barrie rs to tre atme nt, nursing home care and organizational studie s, re source utilization in

he alth care , de me ntia care , me ntal he alth, care of the disable d olde r adult, and care of the dive rse

olde r adult population. The incre asing role of te chnology in mitigating ste re otype s of aging will also be

of gre at importance , as will the use of ne w te chnologie s to allow olde r adults to live inde pe nde ntly. At

the same time , te chnology must not re place the human-to-human inte raction (Harmon, 2010; Tak e t al.,

2010), which is the foundation of nursing.

Nurse s must also be aware of the role of popular me dia in socializing nursing e ducation, practice , and

re se arch. The popular me dia socialize s multiple age groups to ste re otype s. Nurse s have the powe r to

ne gate the se typical role s, whe re olde r adults are se e n as powe rle ss. The me dia also portrays an

“antiaging” campaign, whe re “70 is the ne w 60.” Practicing nurse s, stude nt nurse s, e ducators, and

nurse scie ntists have the ability to show that olde r adults maintain productivity and purpose in life , and in

the ir daily work the y must go be yond the me dia ste re otype s whe n e xamining aging and quality of life .

Re se arche rs have agre e d that past and pre se nt e xpe rie nce with the e lde rly, faculty role mode ls, and

continuing e ducation positive ly affe cts attitude s on aging (Burbank, Dowling-Castronovo, Crowthe r, &

Cape zuti, 2006; Wallace e t al., 2006). Se ve ral gove rnme nt and private ly funde d programs are

promoting positive attitude s toward olde r adults by showcasing ge riatric nursing as a challe nging and

attractive spe cialty for practicing nurse s, bringing national atte ntion to nursing care of the e lde rly,

re aching out to hospital, home care , and nursing home nurse s, and illustrating the ne e d for more

advance practice nurse s and for basic ge rontology conte nt in baccalaure ate nursing programs to care

for one of the most vulne rable populations (Be rman e t al., 2005; Boltz e t al., 2008; Davis, Be e l-Bate s, &

Je nse n, 2008; Maas e t al., 2010; Me ze y e t al., 2008; Rie de r, 2006).

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