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The document outlines the roles of a gerontological nurse as a provider of care, teacher/educator, manager, and advocate. It then provides details about each role. As a provider of care, the nurse gives emotional, psychological, and physical support to help elderly individuals live independently. As a teacher/educator, the nurse promotes health among older adults and tailors teaching methods to accommodate age-related changes. As a manager, the nurse assists families in finding resources and solutions to meet long-term care needs. As an advocate, the nurse creates awareness of available support and aids in organizing older adults and communities. The document also discusses nurses as research consumers who study research to learn new skills and find relevant results. It

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Geria - CT 7

The document outlines the roles of a gerontological nurse as a provider of care, teacher/educator, manager, and advocate. It then provides details about each role. As a provider of care, the nurse gives emotional, psychological, and physical support to help elderly individuals live independently. As a teacher/educator, the nurse promotes health among older adults and tailors teaching methods to accommodate age-related changes. As a manager, the nurse assists families in finding resources and solutions to meet long-term care needs. As an advocate, the nurse creates awareness of available support and aids in organizing older adults and communities. The document also discusses nurses as research consumers who study research to learn new skills and find relevant results. It

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Explain the roles of Gerontological Nurse as: (5 points each)


⦁a. Provider of care
- Any individual "A" who gives continuing emotional, psychological, or physical care to another
person "B" to help B to live independently, regardless of whether A is compensated for this support.
Elder Care or provider of care for the elderly are health care and assistance with daily living tasks
for elderly individuals, either at home or in care facilities. Family members often give the majority
of the required help, however, friends, professional organizations, and volunteers are frequently
involved.
⦁b. Teacher/Educator
- Throughout one's life, health promotion is a crucial activity. Seniors are not too elderly to quit
smoking, begin exercising, or modify their diets. One of the most difficult issues is dispelling myths
about health promotion among older persons. It is critical for nurses to recognize typical
physiological changes that occur with age and to know how to alter teaching tactics to
accommodate these changes. As chronic diseases become increasingly common in the fifth or sixth
decades of life, the majority of health education for older individuals focuses on sickness and
disease management. Older adult learners prefer the experience-based learning approach in an
active environment, so that they can share their life experiences, opinions, and expectations. They
need an informal learning setting with a personalised curriculum, so that their digital learning
session is more effective.
⦁c. Manager
- A geriatric care manager, who is often a certified nurse or social worker who specializes in
geriatrics, is a kind of "professional relative" who may assist you and your family in identifying
needs and finding solutions to address those needs. These properly qualified specialists can assist
you in locating resources to make your life simpler. Geriatric care management is the process of
planning and managing the care of the elderly and individuals with physical and/or mental
disabilities in order to satisfy their long-term care needs, improve their quality of life, and keep
them as independent as possible.
⦁d. Advocate
- Advocacy with older people creates awareness and aids in the organization of older people and
local communities. NGOs play a vital role in raising older people's knowledge of available
resources, community support, and chances to help themselves. Advocacy is the process of
obtaining assistance from another person to help you voice your thoughts and desires and to stand
up for your rights. Your advocate is someone who assists you in this manner. Patient advocacy
gives patients a voice in their medical care and keeps them informed about the treatments and
procedures that are available to them. Patient advocates explain everything that occurs on the
patient's behalf. They also answer inquiries and advise patients through treatment options.
⦁e. Research Consumer
- Nurses who are just indirectly involved in research are at one extreme of the range. They are the
recipients or users of nursing research. These customers study research papers to learn new skills
and look for relevant results that may have an impact on their profession. Before making a choice,
conduct research to enlighten and extend your grasp of the situation. Health and care research are
the same thing. It seeks solutions to inquiries concerning the greatest available alternatives. These
insights are then used to make judgments regarding enhancements or modifications.

2. Choose one competency guidelines for geriatric nursing care and explain. (10 pts.)

Promote the desirability of quality end-of-life care for older adults, including pain & symptom
management, as essential, desirable & integral components of nursing practice.
- Whether we like it or not, our life always comes to an end. But as nurses or gerontological nurses,
we should know that we are here to promote also the quality of the end-of-life of our patients. We
are not just here to promote health, we are also here to promote good quality of death. The
approaching reality of a patient's death can be incredibly difficult for both patients and family
members to face in a hospice care setting. Many tough decisions must be made on therapies that
will help the patient in their final weeks or months, frequently bringing quality-of-life concerns
into play. According to the American Nurses Association, nurses come in at this time to give
counsel to patients and families facing difficult decisions and to assist them in adjusting to terrible
realities. Key aspects of dignity in end-of-life care are: Respect comprises self-respect, mutual
respect, and privacy respect. Autonomy entails possessing and offering options, as well as
competence and independence. Self-esteem, pride, and modesty are all examples of empowerment.

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