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Explain the roles of Gerontological Nurse as:

a. Provider of care - Agerontological nurse may be found assessing a patient's
cognitive abilities, evaluating a patient's acute or chronic condition, educating patients
on ways to prevent falls or injuries, organizing medications, linking patients with
community resources, watching for signs of elder abuse.
b. Teacher/Educator- The gerontological rehabilitation nurse educator promotes
activities that lead to healthy aging and prevent disability and also provides
individualized education for clients and their families. 
c. Manager- The gerontological nurse manager uses management skills when
providing for patient care in a variety of hospital and community settings. The
specialized skills and knowledge required for a management position include
maintaining up-to-date information about federal and state regulatory statutes as well
as information related to funding for elder care programs.
d. Advocate - The gerontological rehabilitation nurse advocates for the rights of older
persons and works to dispel the myths of aging.
e. Research Consumer- The gerontological rehabilitation nurse researcher conducts
research to generate new knowledge related to gerontological rehabilitation nursing
care and clients and communicates relevant research through presentations at
continuing education programs and by writing articles for professional publications.
2. Choose one competency guidelines for geriatric nursing care and explain.
Communicate effectively, respectfully & compassionately with older adults & their
families -communication is an integral part of life and of nurse-patient relationships.
Effective communication with patients can improve the quality of care. However, the
specific communication needs of older adults can render communication between
them and nurses as less effective with negative outcomes . So nurses should be self-
aware of their nonverbal communication behaviors with older adults as well as the
way in which the meanings of the messages might be misinterpreted. In addition,
nurses should identify their own style of nonverbal communication and understand its
modification as necessary in accordance with patient’s needs.