HOW THE BODY AGES: Central Nervous System, The Senses, and Emotions
One of a three part series that provides nurses and other healthcare workers with a description of how the aging process affects the major body systems, along with practices and strategies that can be used to preserve their functions.
Provides nurses and other healthcare workers with knowledge and tools to understand the changes that occur in the central nervous system, the senses, and the emotions of the aging patient. Understanding these changes can be crucial to helping you assist older adults maintain their quality of life.
Objectives:
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
*Describe the changes that commonly occur in the central nervous system, and the implications of those changes.
*Describe strategies to preserve mental function.
*Explain how age-related diseases can impair mental function.
*Describe how aging affects the major senses, including vision, hearing, touch and pain.
*List aging effects on emotions, and what can be done to help steady those emotions.
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*A CAPTIONED VERSION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST - please note that captions do not turn off
*** The other two programs in the series are:
Part 1:Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Musculoskeletal Systems
Part 3: Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, and Integumentary Systems
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