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Gerontology Nursing Terminology - Coggle Diagram
Gerontology Nursing Terminology
Gerontological Nursing:
Care for older adults 👴 – assess, plan, implement & evaluate to maintain independence 💪
📚 Gerontology:
Study of aging 🧠 (biological, psychological, social, and economic aspects)
Aging Concepts
👶➡️👴 Aging: natural process from birth to death
🧍♀️ Older adult: ≥ 60 years (some use ≥ 65)
🧓 Senescence: normal aging period
⚠️ Senility: pathological changes due to aging
💊 Polypharmacy: use of many drugs at once
🌷 Palliative care: comfort care for serious illness
🏡 Aging in place: staying at home while aging, with family/community help
⚡ Geriatric syndromes:
:
common multifactorial conditions →
💥 falls, 💪 frailty, 🚻 incontinence, 🩹 pressure ulcers
❗ Atypical illness presentation:
Older adults show different or mild symptoms (e.g., no fever in infection)
Types of Age
📅 Chronologic age: number of years (least meaningful)
💪 Functional age: ability to do daily activities
Functional categories:
:1️⃣ Independent
2️⃣ Partially dependent
3️⃣ Fully dependent
Age Groups (WHO)
1️⃣ Young-old: 60–74
2️⃣ Middle-old: 75–84
3️⃣ Old-old: 85+
🧠 The older the group → ↑ chronic diseases + ↑ long-term care needs
Demographic Changes
Definition: population structure changes over time
Aging population:
↑ % of older adults globally and in Egypt 🇪🇬
📈 WHO stats:
2019 → 1 billion aged ≥ 60
2030 → 1.4 billion
2050 → 2.1 billion
In Egypt number of elderly will double between 2020–2050
✨ Reasons:
1️⃣ ↑ Life expectancy (65–72 yrs)
2️⃣ ↓ Birth rate
3️⃣ ↑ Health & living standards
Implications
🏥 Health: more need for hospitals & long-term care
💰 Economy: pressure on pensions
🚎 Social: more need for housing, transport, and social programs
👩⚕️ Challenges for Nurses
Urbanization → less family support 🏙️
Women working → less home care 👩💼
Smaller families 👨👩👧