Greontology: Meeting Mobility, Sexual and Nutritional Needs - Region 0

Helping the elderly maintain their independence and optimal health status is an overall nursing goal. Ways to help maintain mobility and promote self-care, foster intimacy and sexual adjustment and optimize nutrition are featured in this program. Using a system approach, normal age-related physiologic changes are reviewed. Nursing care is demonstrated to help the patient cope with common problems and diseases. Highlighted are functional impairment, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative joint disease, sexual dysfunction and nutritional problems.