Healthy Aging Matters: Making It Personal, Positive, Proactive, and Professional

IF 1.9 Q2 NURSING

Teaching and Learning in Nursing Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.teln.2024.11.001

Marianne R. Jeffreys EdD, RN

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Abstract

Background

With older population growth, a shift towards positive views on aging and equitable pay and respect for nurses caring for older adults is essential. Debunking myths of aging, offering encouragement for those interested in geriatric nursing, and a focus on healthy aging across life stages (healthspan) rather than lifespan (lifetime duration) is imperative. Prioritized and innovative nursing education strategies to achieve healthy aging goals for all, including nurses and nursing students, are needed.

Innovation

Guided by contemporary practice guidelines and nursing, self-efficacy, and educational literature, the Healthy Aging Promotion Plan, Implementation, Evaluation, and Reflection (HAPPIER) journal assignment is presented. A unique component includes reflection on “Self-Care and Nurse as Role Model: Promoting Wellness in Self – Now and for Healthy Aging into Older Adulthood”.

Implications

Nurse educators can make a positive difference in healthy aging matters by making it personal, positive, proactive, and professional.

Conclusions

Students became proactively involved in their own healthy aging, broadened their views, and learned to consider every nurse-client encounter as an opportunity to initiate healthy aging promotion interventions.

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健康老龄化很重要：使其个性化、积极、主动和专业化

背景随着老年人口的增长，必须转变对老龄化的积极看法，并为护理老年人的护士提供公平的薪酬和尊重。当务之急是要揭穿老龄化的神话，鼓励那些对老年护理感兴趣的人，并关注不同生命阶段（健康期）的健康老龄化，而不是寿命（一生的持续时间）。创新在当代实践指南以及护理、自我效能和教育文献的指导下，提出了健康老龄化促进计划、实施、评估和反思（HAPPIER）日记作业。其中一个独特的组成部分包括对 "自我保健和护士作为榜样 "的反思：结论学生们积极主动地参与到自己的健康老龄化中，拓宽了视野，并学会了将每一次护士与客户的接触视为启动健康老龄化促进干预的机会。

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Teaching and Learning in Nursing NURSING-

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

10.50%

发文量

119

审稿时长

37 days

期刊介绍： Teaching and Learning in Nursing is the Official Journal of the National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing. The journal is dedicated to the advancement of Associate Degree Nursing education and practice, and promotes collaboration in charting the future of health care education and delivery. Topics include: - Managing Different Learning Styles - New Faculty Mentoring - Legal Issues - Research - Legislative Issues - Instructional Design Strategies - Leadership, Management Roles - Unique Funding for Programs and Faculty