Question 1: 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 ageing’).
Question 2: Consider how the media portray older people. Read a newspaper or magazine article (it can be hardcopy or electronic) that is about an older person. In your reflection, identify howthe media portrayed the person and explain whetherfyou 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 itwould 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.