Reflect on an interaction from your clinical experience that involved an older person
What communication skills were used and were they effective in communicating with the older person? Write your thoughts about what considerations nurses need to make when
communicating with older people (reflect on what you have learned about ‘normal physiological aging’).
Question 2
Consider how the
media portray older people. Read a newspaper or magazine article (it can be hard copy or electronic) that is about an older person. In your
reflection, identify how the media portrayed the person and explain whether you think this portrayal is consistent with the way society in
general ‘see’ older people. Describe how your attitude toward older people affects the way you deliver nursing care?
Question 3
Choose
a health problem that commonly affects older people. Reflect on what it would be like to experience that illness or disease by thinking
about how it might affect relationships/social interactions, activities of living and self-esteem/self-image
Question 4
Fast forward to
the future and consider yourself at the age 82 years old. Write a short description of your life and identify one aspect of your life that
you think will be most important. Explain why you anticipate this aspect of your life in the future will be significant.
