Title: Explain growth and development of the older adult.
Course: Practical Nursing II (14052-II) > Section: Understanding Principles of Growth and Development

Explanation should include

- variables of aging
- theories of aging
- various influences
- general characteristics
- physical characteristics
- major adjustments
- health promotion
- safety and security.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can one differentiate among the variables of aging, including biological age, psychosocial age, and sociological age?
- How can factors, such as nutrition, environment, lifestyle, intoxicants, vocation, general health, socioeconomic status, and heredity, affect the aging process?
- What strategies might be recommended for the older adult to promote health?
- How can typical and physical characteristics common to the older adult be summarized?
- What are major adjustment periods of aging, such as retirement, death of a spouse, major illness, depression, and nursing home/assisted-living placement?
- What might be recommended for the older adult related to safety and security needs (e.g., access to community services, adequate lighting, nonslip surfaces, and elder abuse)?
- What are the categories within the older adult age group?