Prior to the beginning of a gerontological nursing course, a nursing student questions why the course is not classified as geriatric nursing. How can the instructor best respond?
A) "Gerontological nursing implies health promotion activities that can accompany aging, not solely nursing care of the sick.".
B) "Gerontological nursing focuses on issues related to normal aging and excludes the direct care of acutely ill older adults.".
C) "The term 'geriatric nursing' implies that all older adults are ill, and the term is no longer in use.".
D) "There is a stigma associated with the term 'geriatric' so it has been replaced with the term 'gerontological'.".
A
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The term "gerontological nursing" encompasses the direct care of older adults but supersedes this to include activities related to health promotion and wellness among this population. It does not, however, exclude direct care during illness. The term "geriatric nursing" is not obsolete nor is the change to "gerontological nursing" motivated by stigma associated with "geriatric.".
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