Geriatrics

When deciding on where to apply for my Gerontology degree, I chose USC Davis School of Gerontology because it is a very prestigious program that offers an exceptional education. An interesting fact that caught my attention of the campus is the diversity of ethnicities, sex, and age. Having a diverse campus develops social cultural awareness and promotes creative thinking. USC is a good fit for my goals because with the dual degree program I will able to pursue a Masters of Science in Gerontology…

Learning About Aging with Mr. F Mr. F was born in the summer of 1927. Some of his earliest memories are of his mother’s stories about strangers putting money in his stroller during the Roaring 20’s. He began his life in a St. Louis suburb but then moved at a young age to a cottage with a barn in the country. His parents are West German. He remembers the cottage being drafty and cold during the winters and it had no bathroom. At school, he was the only child in the first grade. His family moved…

An example of a state hospital that is still serving North Carolina residents who are mentally ill today is the Broughton Hospital. Broughton Hospital is a state hospital run by the state of North Carolina. Broughton Hospital is one of three regional psychiatric hospitals that operate as a part of the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities (DSOHF) within the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. They support North Carolinian residents and their families who are…

With a continuously growing older adult population, there is an even higher demand for assistance from the social work field. Older adults experience multiple issues in life in many areas such as financial, role change, physical health, and mental health. There is a high need to address these experienced issues properly. Depression is one of the most common mental health issues that affect older adults in later life (BD, Pearson, Schneider, & et, 1997). Older adults are also least likely to…

As the number of elderly individuals within society rises, there are serious concerns over an aging population. The presence of a significantly large senior population leads to an increased demand to establish a comprehensive understanding on how aging shapes and defines learning in later life. However, there is little research done observing on what successful aging entails between different cultures. People with different value systems and social backgrounds may visualize and understand…

Early on in life, one strives to reach a state of independence. From living at home with parents, abiding their rules and partaking in the activities that they decide, all a child wants to be is independent. When independence is reached, although scary at first, it is finally a sense of freedom. From this point on and for the most part in life, one is independent in regards to making important life decisions, carrying out activities of daily living as well as instrumental activities of daily…

relationship between polypharmacy and negative clinical consequences” (Maher, Hanlon & Hajjar, 2014). These consequences may consist of but are not limited to increased risk of adverse drug events, drug-interactions, medication non-adherence, multiple geriatric syndromes…

The Gerontology Explosion Aging is a normal process that occurred through the course of life, we are born, grow, mature and get old which is believe to be a closer stage to our end of life. In the past, people were dying at a very young age and we had less numbers of older populations and today the aging population keeps increasing as a result of better medical care present today. According to the National Institute of Health, (2007), in 2006 the world population age 65 and above was 500 million…

The advanced practice registered nurses are the registered nurses who had been prepared through advanced graduate education; either has a master’s or doctorate degree in the field of nursing. According to the American Nurses Association (2008), advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is an umbrella term and incorporates four roles: clinical nurse specialists (CNS), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), certified nurse midwives (CNM), and nurse practitioners (NP). The APRN is…

With all the changes associated with aging, the older adults are placed at greater risk for falls. As cited by Touhy and Jett (2016) “Falls are one of the most important geriatric syndromes and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for people older than 65 years of age” (Touhy & Jett, 2016, p. 245). Akyol (2012) reported that “With an aging population, the problems associated with falls and injury will escalate unless there is a coordinated and effective approach to prevention and…