Gerontological Nursing Topical Learning Activities

This section includes learning activities that can be incorporated into a variety of both theory and clinical nursing courses. They provide an opportunity to infuse gerontological content into existing nursing courses one learning activity at a time.

Assessment

Environmental Assessment
Overview or Full Resource

Functional Assessment
Overview or Full Resource

Falls Prevention

Falls Prevention
Overview or Full Resource

Global Aging

20 Questions about Global Aging (pp iii & iv)Kinsella, Kevin and Victoria A. Velkoff, U.S. Census Bureau, Series P95/01-1 An Aging World: 2001, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2001. http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/p95-01-1.pdf

Medications

Medication Cabinet Audit Overview or Full Resource

Other Topics

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Sensory Changes

Sensory Changes
Overview or Full Resource

Sexuality

Sex and Aging: A Game of Awareness and Interaction ($18.00) http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fcd/aging/extpubs.php Scroll to the bottom of the page

Transitions: Older Adults and Different Health Care Settings

Transitions: Older Adults and Different Health Care Settings
Overview or Full Resource