C475 Care of Older Adult Study Guide2 (C475)

C475 Care of the Older Adult Study Guide 2 - Competency 1: Compassion and Respectful Care of Older Adults ( Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, & 22) Letzte Aktualisierung vom Dokument:   vor

Gerontology is the broad term used to define the study of aging and/or the aged. Geriatrics is often used as a generic term relating to older adults, but specifically refers to the medical care of older adults. Geriatricians are physicians trained in geriatric medicine. ● “old” is often defined as over 65 years of age ● young old (ages 65–74 ● middle old (ages 75–84), and the old old ● frail elders (ages 85 and up) Genomics is the identification of gene sequences in the DN...