Health Issues in an Aging Society

Catalog description

This course explores the health and wellness issues encountered by a growing numbers of Americans entering late-life years. Healthy aging as well as common illnesses faced by this population will be explored from physiological, psychological, economic, and spiritual perspectives, including emphasis on end-of-life preparation and care. Individualization of care planning based on cultural norms,ethnicity, and moral concerns of the client and family will be incorporated. Discussion of the capacity of the health care system, in particulat the professional knowledge and skills of nurses, to meet the needs of this growing segment of society will be discussed. Also, focus will be placed on policy to support productive and healthy aging, choices in end-of-life care, and the role of nurses and nursing in advancing these goals.