A nursing program has partnered with a neighborhood senior citizen center to provide an educational program to the participants at the center. The nursing students will be providing education to the seniors about pertinent issues associated with aging. The students explore the literature, looking for information about age-related changes, Medicaid and Medicare, and end-of-life issues. The students prepare a presentation, as well as several posters to relay this information to the group.
a. What information should the nursing students share regarding normal physiological changes in the aging population?
b. What information should the nursing students share about advance directives?
c. During the presentation, one of the participants states, "I am turning 65 this year. Who will pay for my visits to the doctor?" How would the nursing student respond?