Aging, Nursing and Care from the Existing to the New “Being Creative”

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The world is undergoing the fastest transformation it has ever experienced, with people living longer than ever before and the elderly population increasing. Within that increasing elderly population, lifespans are extending but ageing is accompanied by loneliness and struggles to cope with the end of life, as well as physical and mental health problems. Additionally, there is a common belief that the potential contributions or the cognitive abilities of this population are decreasing drastically. However, for many, this period is a phase in which they gain experience and confront challenges successfully. Strategies that will encourage increased experiential productivity and active ageing can be developed for elderly individuals who cannot put their life experiences into practice on their own. To this end, art activities, exercises, and meditation programs with unique goals can be utilized. In this way, an individual’s cognitive performance can be improved in the ageing process, symptoms of depression and social isolation can be decreased, and elderly individuals may become more willing to participate in community events and activities. At the same time, the fields of eldercare in medicine and social services, such as in nursing, can be provided with opportunities to help positively manage the processes of eldercare. It is commonly thought that nurses focus more on the physical symptoms of the elderly and ignore the question of their productivity. However, nursing has a perspective that brings science and art together to adopt an innovative approach. Therefore, nurses can increase the quality of care by integrating their own creative thinking and skills with the elderly. They can take on an intermediary role in helping the elderly participate in activities that will improve their creativity and allow them to build new life skills.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Nursing care
• creativity
• aging
• innovation

Yaşlanma, Hemşirelik ve Bakımda Var Olandan Yeniye Giden Yol ‘‘Yaratıcı Olmak’’

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Dünyamız insanların daha uzun süre yaşaması ve yaşlı nüfusun artışı ile hiç olmadığı kadar hızlı bir dönüşüm yaşamaktadır. Hem sayıca artan hem de yaşam süresi uzayan yaşlı nüfusta yaşlanmaya, fiziksel ve ruhsal sağlık sorunları kadar yalnızlık ve hayatın sonuyla başa çıkma çabaları da eşlik etmektedir. Üstelik bu nüfusa yönelik mevcut potansiyelin yani bilişsel yetinin önemli ölçüde azaldığı yönünde genel bir kanı da bulunmaktadır. Oysa pek çoğu için bu dönem deneyim ve tecrübe kazanma ayrıca bir meydan okuma dönemidir. Bu nedenle, sahip olduğu yaşam deneyimlerini uygulama bağlamında kullanamayan yaşlı bireyler için, tecrübelerinden oluşan üretkenliği teşvik eden, arttıran ve aktif yaşlanma konusunda yardımcı olan stratejiler geliştirebilir. Bu amaçla sanatsal aktivitelerden, egzersizlerden ve meditasyon gibi özel hedefli programlardan yararlanılabilir. Böylece yaşlanma sürecinde bireyin bilişsel performansı iyileştirilebilir, depresyon ve sosyal izolasyon semptomları azaltılabilir ve yaşlı bireyin topluluk etkinliklerine katılımında istekliliği arttırılabilir. Diğer yandan başta tıp ve sosyal hizmet olmak üzere hemşirelik gibi doğrudan bakım hizmetleri alanına, yaşlı bireyin bakımı konusunda süreci olumlu yönetmede birtakım fırsatlar sunulabilir. Hemşirelerin çoğu zaman yaşlı bireyin fiziksel semptomları üzerine yoğunlaştığı ve yaşlının üretkenliğini göz ardı ettiği düşünülebilir. Oysa hemşirelik mesleği, bilim ve sanatı bir araya getiren ve yenilikçi yaklaşımı benimseyen bir bakış açısına sahiptir. Bu nedenle hemşireler kendi yaratıcı düşünce ve becerilerini yaşlı bireyler ile bütünleştirerek bakımın kalitesini arttırabilir. Yaşlı bireylerin yaratıcılığını arttıran faaliyetlere ulaşmasında ve yaşlı bireyler için yeni yaşam becerilerinin geliştirilmesinde aracı rol üstlenebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hemşirelik bakımı
• yaratıcılık
• yaşlanma
• yenilik

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