Despite the fact that older adults are proportionately the highest users of health care services, many nurses harbor misconceptions and deficits in practice related to gerontological nursing. What is the most likely solution to this problem?
A) A shift from the treatment of older adults in institutional settings to home care
B) Increased nursing education and clinical experience specific to working with older adults
C) A focus on early discharge planning for older adults in hospital settings
D) Increased use of aggressive pharmacologic interventions in the treatment of acute illnesses in older adults
Ans: B
Individual gerontological nurses as well as national nursing bodies have joined in a call for increased education to better enable nurses to meet the diverse health needs of older adults. Early discharge planning, increased home care, and aggressive drug treatment are measures that may be appropriate in certain contexts, but none is likely to improve nursing care of older adults at a broad level.
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