Maricopa Community Colleges  NUR290AC   19896-19955 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/08/87
NUR290AC 19896-19955 LEC 0.50 Credit(s) 0.50 Period(s)
Health Promotion for Older Adults
Aging as a state of potential health and growth. Dimensions of wellness, including self-responsibility, nutritional awareness, physical fitness, stress management, promotion of activities of daily living, and promotion of self- esteem. Chronic problems of aging from a wellness perspective. Prerequisites: None.
Cross-References: NCE290AC
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NUR290AC   19896-19955 Health Promotion for Older Adults
1. Define the terms "health", "wellness", and "well-being", using a holistic framework. (I)
2. Compare and contrast the health continuum from a medical model interpretation and a wellness or holistic approach. (I)
3. Describe common responses to the aged and aging. (I)
4. Differentiate between traditional approaches and the holistic model for enhancing the life of older persons. (I)
5. Describe components of psychological health of older persons. (II)
6. Describe how specific dimensions of wellness assist individuals to attain their wellness potential, including self-responsibility, nutrition, physical fitness, stress management, self-esteen, and activities of daily living. (III)
7. Describe chronic problems of aging and illness from a wellness perspective. (IV)
8. Describe physical, social, and personal environmental space as components of helath and wellness for the older person. (V)
9. Describe therapeutic interventions that promote functioning to the highest level possible for each older person. (VI)
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NUR290AC   19896-19955 Health Promotion for Older Adults
    I. Issues of health and wellness
        A. The meaning of health
        B. The wellness health continuum versus the traditional health continuum
        C. Attitudinal responses to the aged and aging
        D. Chronic illness and the wellness model
      II. Components of psychological health in aging persons
          A. Defining psychological health
          B. Age related psychological changes
          C. Role of beliefs held by the aging person
          D. Tools for assessment of psychological health
        III. Dimensions of wellness
            A. Self-responsibility
              1. Making choices
              2. Role of the professional/helper
            B. Nutritional awareness
              1. Nutritional implications of aging
              2. Nutritional needs of the elderly
              3. Biocultural bases of nutrition
              4. Implications for eating habits of the older person
              5. Assessing dietary patterns and nutritional status
              6. Additional considerations for institutionalized elderly
              7. Problems of nutrition with aging persons
            C. Physical fitness
              1. Hazards of inactivity
              2. Goals and rewards of fitness
              3. Assessment, intervention, and evaluation of activity tolerance
              4. Suggested fitness activities
            D. Stress Management
              1. Stress reactions and coping strategies
              2. Activities to manage stress
                a. Physical activities
                b. Biofeedback
                c. Autogenic training
                d. Biorhythm manipulation
                e. Creative management of stress
                f. Developing selfishness
                g. Community service
              3. Stress and growth
            E. Self-esteem
              1. Definition and relationship to personality
              2. Relationship to continuum of mental health and illness
              3. Modes of maintaining self-esteem
                a. Integrating concepts
                b. Exercising control
                c. Coping skills
                d. Social networks
                e. Experiences of success
                f. Dealing with losses
            F. Activities of daily living
              1. Relatioship to health promotion
              2. Assessing capacities for ADL's
              3. Supportive interventions
          IV. Chronic problems of aging and illness from a wellness perspective
              A. Statistics
              B. Role of perception
              C. Adaptation
              D. Macimizing
              E. Intervention strategies
            V. Environmental sensitivity
                A. Physical components of environment
                B. Social components of environment
                C. Personal environs
              VI. Therapeutic interventions for promoting high-level functioning
                  A. Age-related differences and assessment
                  B. Life-support needs
                  C. Maintenance needs
                  D. Economic and legal considerations
                  E. Realtionship networks
                  F. Aging as a peak experience
                  G. Resources
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