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Geriatrics
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is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and problems affecting older adults.
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Gerontology
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is the study of all aspects of the aging process and its consequences.
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Gerontological nursing
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is concerned with assessment of the health and functional status of older adults; diagnosis, plann ing, and implementing health care and services to meet the identified needs; and evaluating the effectiveness of such care. This is the term nurses specializing in this field use most often.
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Gerontic nursing
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a seldom-used term, considers the nursing care of older adults to be the art and practice of nurturing, caring, and comforting rather than merely the treatment of disease.
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ageism
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discrimination against people because of increasing age
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Delirium
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acute confusional state, is a potentially reversible cognitive impairment that is often due to a physiological cause.
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Dementia
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is a generalized impairment of intellectual functioning that interferes with social and occupational functioning. Unlike delirium, a gradual, progressive, irreversible cerebral dysfunction characterizes dementia.
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Depression.
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Older adults sometimes experience late-life depression, but it is not a normal part of aging. In fact, it is a treatable medical illness.
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