Nursing Practice For A Geriatric Practice

It is apparent that age discrimination is prevalent in today’s society within health care. This section will further explore ageism and provide ways to overcome it. According to Potter and Perry (2014) ageism is defined as “discrimination against people because of increasing age” (p. 376). Ageism has the ability to undermine self-confidence in older adults, limit their access to care, and even distort health care providers’ understanding of the uniqueness of each older adult. The Canadian Special Senate Committee on Aging has concluded that ageism in Canada is delicate and pervasive and immediate action is required (Potter & Perry, 2014). Ageism can result in over- treatment or under-treatment. For example, over-treatment can include “overuse

Experience working in the field of health care lends insight to the growing needs of the older adult population, and the barriers which impede our capacity to meet them. As the Baby Boomer age is approaching older adulthood, the rise for financial,

The way that I treated that patient was horrible. I lacked respect, active listening, good communication, empathy, caring, human dignity and autonomy. When I walked into the room for the very first time I never introduced myself, I did not check what the patient’s name was or even address him by name, which was wrong (CNO, 2006). CNO (2006) states that in order to have a successful relationship with a client you must build and have trust, respect, professional intimacy and empathy. Forgetting to mention the confidentiality boundaries and guidelines that I must follow as a health care professional (CNO, 2006). Patient participation is important and necessary to be able to understand the full issue and context explains Thorarinsdottir and Kristjansson (2014). Rudely interrupting and not listening to the patient instead of allowing him to participate in a conversation since my mind was not focused on him or his care. I was too busy thinking about how the doctor embarrassed me in front of my co-workers besides how many patients were out waiting to see the doctor. I did not allow time for the patient to respond effectively, nor did I actively listen to what he was saying (CNO, 2006).

At the nurses’ station she announces to everyone sitting there, “The patient in 420, Adam Rudd, has an attitude, he was very rude to me, did not answer my questions and he was complaining about our hospital and bed. He is 78 years old, no wonder he behaves like this”. The charge nurse sitting at the nurses’ station supports Philly and says, “I know, I also felt the same when I went for my morning meet and greet with the patients. What can we say, old people are grumpy..”

Daunting for the psychiatric geriatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) are a number of tasks, not dissimilar to the trials of Hercules. Registered nurses (RNs) transitioning to the APRN role, according to Kimberly Buzzelli, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), have to develop the prior knowledge and willpower to separate from their RN peers and work collaboratively with Medical Doctors and system administrators who may be harried, busy, or self-absorbed in a number of other problems and pathologies. The need for the ability to diagnose conditions of health and illness and to prescribe treatments carries the Nurse Practitioner (NP) beyond their prior training and experiences, whatever the assumption

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There are differences in cultural attitudes in respect to health, impairments, and illness. Learn when to leave aside traditional assessment and ask the patient to best explain the impairment, and their expectations of the treatment process. Learn and try to understand the cultural background of the families. Be cognizant of body language when discussing important information. When necessary, and appropriate, use a trained interpreter, invite members of the family to actively participate in their

Demographers predict that by 2061, 25% of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 (BOOK 46). This will lead to changes in the social infrastructure of Canada. The health care system will have to adjust to support all the needs of the older people. The main type of ageism that is seen is inter-generational ageism, which is ageism between younger and older populations. The younger population of Canada is ageist towards older adults because they think they’re old and going to die anyways, so they do not want to waste medical resources on them. In the article, Dr. Beauchamp said that many of his patients were turned down from hospitals due to their age. However, he does not accept them right away; he examines the individual and examines their MRI and ultrasound images to see if there is anything he can do to help. Also, older adults usually contract chronic conditions which take more time and resources to cure, whereas health care professionals are focused on treating acute illnesses. The reason for this happening, could be that older adults are not included in drug researches, which leads to physicians not knowing how to treat diseases in the geriatrics field and not being able to provide certain treatments that may improve their patient’s life. Many times, health care professionals classify their patients’ symptoms as part of the aging process and do not assess the individual to understand what is causing

The article Ageism in Health Care Needs To End, Doctors Say, debates about how the culture of ageism among medical structures require adjustments. The article highlights that health workers usually treat seniors like they don't deserve the same concern as younger Canadians.

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As the years pass the amount of patients that reaches the age of 65 increases and the need for geriatric Nurse Practitioner also increases. Many organizations are needed to cover the amount of patients that need and will need care and prevent of disease control. It is very important to facilitate the assistance that old adults require on this times in which they needed the most. What type of clinic u organization that takes care geriatric patients on the best way possible is the main reason what this article is about.

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My diversity and culture are important to attributes for me in becoming a healthcare worker. These attributes help me understands the patient better and their emotions during the time. As a first generation Chinese immigrant, I was the one who my relatives would call if they have any help that involved English. Most of the trips involved hospital visits, after a few trips with my relatives when I was in my teenage years. I understood the emotions that my relatives go through. The constant worries that they had if their visit is covered if the condition is lasting, and their ability to continue to work. It was those trips to the doctor's office that helped me understand the things that people go through when they’re in the waiting room of a

The organizations that established recommendations to reduce ageism in healthcare are Alliance of Aging and Changing Aging. Alliance of Aging recommends more training and education for healthcare professionals in the field of geriatrics, greater inclusion of older Americans in clinical trials, utilization of appropriate screening and preventive measure in older Americans and empowerment and education of older adults to address the problem of ageism (Alliance Exposes Widespread Ageism in U.S. Healthcare). Changing Aging recommends gathering information on facts of aging, examine own attitude towards aging, avoid use of ageist terms or language, refuse to support those who discriminate against older adults, and join or support groups that oppose ageism to reduce ageism(Chism, 2013). There are many ways to reduce ageism in older patients in healthcare. It starts with the healthcare workers changing their perception about how they care for older

We had trusted leaders in place, and we were all given our duties and responsibilities up front. We each had a partner in case someone was off so we could tag team to ensure that each patient was seen on a weekly basis to ensure their stay was going smoothly. The committee was “flexible and adjusted to fit the requirements of the situation without causing problems for the members” (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p. 275). Role expectations were set, and people were “held accountable for meeting performance expectations” (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p. 278). If a member of the team did not fulfill his/her duties after so many weeks, then they were replaced by someone else that could fulfill the duties. While our meetings were not formal, we all collaborated on ways to improve our patients’ stay with us. Everyone was respectful and cooperative in the meetings. It was just known by other meetings held in the hospital that we did not participate in social loafing or be disrespectful in any type of meetings. For the most part, everyone was on time. If for some reason someone was late, it was usually because other duties with the patients took precedence at that time. Our main reason for having the team was our patients. We wanted to ensure that they received the best treatment while in our care. “A climate of open communication, strong cooperation, and lots of helping behavior was in place”