NRS 434 Topic 5 DQ 1 PEER RESPONSES MARISE
Hello Ochomwen,
Ageing is a biological process that factors time and may be evident at the cell level, which manifests in different organs. Resultantly, the depreciation affects the quality of life as sub-optimal performance takes center stage. Both environmental and genetic factors affect the pace of ageing. Genetic factors influence the phenotype thereby determining the expression of ageing in different individuals. Environmental factors, on the other hand include activity level, nutrition, exposure to toxins, general lifestyle among other factors (Appel et al., 2020).
The expression of ageing includes visible parameters such as gray hair, loose skin, and often associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, hypertension, arthritis, diabetes and dementia. Alzheimer’s disease and dementia characterized by memory loss and loss of other cognitive skills mostly evident at old age may interfere with the normal daily life of the affected. Hypertension, mostly concomitant with diabetes associated with ageing, interferes with the quality of life of the affected (Appel et al., 2020). Arthritis that affects bones and therefore subjects patients to pain and interferes with movement is also associated with ageing.
In the nursing profession, it is imperative to establish the different abilities when handling elderly patients. This is one way of establishing trust and reliability that would affect the outcomes of the patients. Initial interaction and getting information from the accompanying caregiver become pivotal in getting historic cognitive information of the elderly. Other examinations should be conducted in order to establish the situation or lost characteristics among elderly patients (Ageing and Health, n.d).
References
Ageing and Health (n.d). Retrieved from: https://www.who.int
Appel, L., Appel, E., Bogler, O., Wiseman, M., Cohen, L., Ein, N., … & Campos, J. L.
(2020). Older adults lwith cognitive and/or physical impairments can benefit from immersive virtual reality experiences: a feasibility study. Frontiers in medicine, 6, 329.
Hi James,
Ageing predisposes people to different conditions that are also determined by different factors. Diseases associated with age leads to a higher death rate among the old (Appel et al., 2020). The burden of ageing includes reduced physical abilities, that is motly associated with bone disease, muscle deterioration as well as loss of cognitive abilities. In the case of self-dependence or support to other dependents, the ability reduces significantly with age and care givers need to analyze different abilities for elderly patients.
Ageing also increases chances of unfair treatment among individuals. This may include physical abuse, neglect, as well as extortion as a result of loss of cognitive abilities. It is critical to determine the cognitive abilities among other critical physical extermination of the elderly at the point of care. Historic information and gaining confidence of the patients may provide an excellent avenue of handling the old patients (Appel et al., 2020).
Environmental factors and genetic factors determine activities at old age. These include the likelihood of suffering from diseases such as dementia, diabetes, arthritis among other diseases associated with age (Appel et al., 2020). Reduced physical abilities affects the general quality of life at old age. This includes the reduced ability to withstand strains, such as standing for long hours, increased risk of succumbing to diseases such as Covid-19 among others. This points to the need of special care by nurses to the elderly patients.
References
Appel, L., Appel, E., Bogler, O., Wiseman, M., Cohen, L., Ein, N., … & Campos, J. L.
(2020). Older adults lwith cognitive and/or physical impairments can benefit from immersive virtual reality experiences: a feasibility study. Frontiers in medicine, 6, 329.
Sandra, ageing curve differs for each individual. Expressed characteristic of ageing also differs for individuals in different regions. The rate of ageing may be determined by both environmental and genetic factors (Green, 2018). Genetics encode for the physical output of humans and what we eventually see, known as the phenotype. Environmental factors are broad and may encompass, exposure to diseases or toxins, exposure to good nutrition, subjection of the body to harsh or favorable physical activities among others. Over time, ageing leads to reduced body functions, reduced muscle mass, reduced cognitive abilities, reduced immunity and sub-optimal organ function.
Diseases associated with age include diabetes that most times come with diabetes, and other complications. Decrease in sexual hormones also reduces the ability of sexual performance. Wrinkles and grey hair may be evident and other diseases that reduce movement abilities such as arthritis and muscle mass reduction also set in with age. Cognitive abilities, dementia and Alzheimer’s also predisposes the elderly patients to exploitation and abuse. This points to the increased financial burden as there is a high likelihood of requiring medication and caregivers among the elderly (Appel et al., 2020).
As a nurse, there is need to take a keener scrutiny from the historic and physical parameters when handling elderly patients. Understanding the patients need may create trust hence facilitating the best approach in treatment (Green, 2018). There are increased chances of having excellent outcome with elderly patients who are well understood from the examination of both cognitive and physical parameters.
References
Green, S. Z. (2018)., Health Assessment of the Aging Adult. Health Assessment
Foundations for Effective Practice. Retrieved from: https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs434vn/health-assessmentfoundations-for-effective-practice/v1.1/#/chapter/5
Appel, L., Appel, E., Bogler, O., Wiseman, M., Cohen, L., Ein, N., … & Campos, J. L.
(2020). Older adults lwith cognitive and/or physical impairments can benefit from immersive virtual reality experiences: a feasibility study. Frontiers in medicine, 6, 329.
