GHS8745

The physiology of ageing

Students should be able to: indicate their understanding of gerontic nursing by demonstrating an indepth understanding of the special relationships that are believed to exist between stress, homeostasis, and ageing; indicating their ability to identify the effects of ageing on the specific homeostasis mechanisms of the body; demonstrating their understanding of the effects of age-related change on the structure and function of each of the major systems of the body; indicating their understanding of current developments in theories of ageing; demonstrating an understanding of this knowledge to integrate into nursing practice.

Back to the 1999 Distance Education Handbook