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Assignment: Clinical Guide for the Older Adult

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to have the student develop a clinical tool with specific information pertaining to the older adult. This information is to cover age-related changes for the specific systems, significance of this changes, and the nursing implementation related to the changes.

Instructions

1. The template below should be used to organize the materials.

2. The bold headings should provide direction as to the content that is expected.

3. It will be appropriate to include simple charts or pictures to assist in addressing the written content. Keep the information clear and concise, bullet may be used.

4. There are 19 topic areas; 15 need to be completed for this assignment. In using the template, skip the topics not addressed, don’t try to delete them. Deleting may alter the remaining format.

5. Work should be in your own words. Be specific and give examples. (ex. foods rich in calcium-broccoli, milk, spinach)

6. Suggested resources: Gero textbook and Adult Health 1 textbook especially for age related changes and significance.

7. At the end create a reference page of the sources use. You do not need to reference in the tool itself.

1

Falls and the Older Adult (Ch. 11)

Age-Related Changes in the Older Adult

Significance

Nursing Implementation

Physical Changes Related to Risk of Falling

Cause of Falls

Intrinsic Risk Factors:

Extrinsic Risk Factors:

Drugs:

Consequences of Falls

Physical Injury:

Psychological Trauma:

Symptoms to lookout during obtaining a fall history:

Influences on Quality of Life

2

Oral Health (Ch. 9)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

3

Nutrition (Ch. 9)

Age-Related Changes: (Biologic, psychological, social factors)

Drug-Food Interaction:

Significance:

Nursing Implications:

4

Sleep & Activity (Ch. 10)

Age-Related Changes:

Drugs that Impact Sleep:

Significance:

Nursing Implications:

5

Safety

Safety Topics: Within the Home, Seasonal, Automobile, Living Alone

Significance

Nur0sing Implications

6

Sexuality (Ch. 12)

Age-Related Changes:

Drug Impacting Function:

Conditions Impacting Function:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

7

Pain (Ch. 13)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications include Non-Pharmacologic and Pharmacologic Interventions

Specific Systems

8

Infection & Inflammation (Ch. 14)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

9

Integumentary Function (Ch. 17)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

10

Sensory Function (Ch. 18)

-Vision

-Hearing

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

11

Cardiovascular Function (Ch. 19)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

12

Respiratory Function (Ch. 20)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

13

Gastrointestinal Function (Ch. 21)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

14

Urinary Function Ch. 22)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

15

Musculoskeletal (Ch. 23)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

16

Cognitive & Neurologic Function (Ch. 24)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

17

Endocrine Function (Ch. 25)

Age-Related Changes:

Significance:

Nursing Implications

18

IADLs vs ADLs (Ch. 4)

IADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living)

Significance in Older Adults:

Nursing Implications:

ADL (Activities of Daily Living)

Significance in Older Adults

Nursing Implication

19

Dementia vs Delirium vs Depression (Ch. 24)

Dementia

Changes Related to Dementia:

Significance:

Nursing Implications:

Changes Related to Delirium:

Significance:

Nursing Implications:

Delirium

Changes Related to Dementia:

Significance:

Nursing Implications:

Depression

Changes Related to Dementia:

Significance:

Nursing Implications:

GRADING RUBRIC

Outstanding

Accomplished

Acceptable

Developing

Beginning

Unsatisfactory

Visual Appearance

5

Clear & attractive use of template

4.5

Clear use of template

4

Used the template as published

3.5

Difficult following content as submitted in template

3

Did not follow the template, information unclear

2.5

Did not use the template

Age-Related Changes

5

Always accurate & specific

4.5

Most information is accurate & specific

4

Some information is accurate & general

3.5

Some information is inaccurate, irrelevant, or general

3

Information is often inaccurate, irrelevant, or general

2.5

Information is not relevant to the topic

Significance

10

Always accurate & specific

9

Most information is accurate & specific

8

Some information is accurate & general

7

Some information is inaccurate, irrelevant, or general

6

Information is often inaccurate, irrelevant, or general

5

Information is not relevant to the topic

Drugs Information

20

Always accurate & specific

18

Most information is accurate & specific

16

Some information is accurate & general

14 Some information is inaccurate, irrelevant, or general

12

Information is often inaccurate, irrelevant, or general

10

Information is not relevant to the topic

Nursing Implications

25

Always accurate, creative & specific

22

Most information is accurate & specific

19

Some information is accurate & general

16

Some information is inaccurate, irrelevant, or general

13

Information is often inaccurate, irrelevant, or general

11

Information is not relevant to the topic

Grammar, spelling, APA

5

Information is always accurate, clear, & in own words; 0 or 1 error in spelling or APA formatting

4.5

Information is mostly accurate, clear, & in own words; 2 or 3 errors in spelling or APA formatting

4

Information is sometimes accurate, clear, & in own words; 4 or 5 errors in spelling or APA formatting

3.5

Many instances of inaccurate, unclear & copied information (information not in own words); 6 or 7 errors in spelling or APA formatting

3

Many instances of inaccurate & unclear; major of work copied; 8 or 9 errors in spelling or APA errors

2.5

All information copied; 10 or more errors in spellings & APA formatting

70

62.5

55

47.5

40