F 18 Understanding Challenges when Working with Older Adults

Monday, 9 November 2015: 3:15 PM-4:30 PM
Moderator:  Carol Amann, PhD (c), MSN, RN-BC, CDP, FNGNA
Transforming Perspective on Older Adults: Conceptualizing the "Silver Tsunami" as a Cultural Paradigm Shift

Katheryn Fernandez, PhD, RN
Catherine Maurer Baack, MS, RN, BC, CNS
Mt. Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus, OH, USA



Cultural Relevancy of Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Conversations with Indigenous Elders

Mary J. Isaacson, PhD, MAN, BSN, RN
College of Nursing, South Dakota State University, Sioux Falls, SD, USA



The Effect of Cognitive Stimulation on Cognition and Depressive Symptomatology in Elderly Community Dwellers

Joao Luis Apostolo, PhD, MS, RN, RN
Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, Nursing School of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Maria Lurdes Almeida, PhD, MS, RN, RN
Elderly Nursing of the Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal
Daniela Cardoso, RN
Portugal Centre for Evidence-Based Practice: an Affiliate Centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute, Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal