| Critical Thinking |
Demonstrates interest for the older adult and availability to
deal with issues related to this life stage |
85 |
| Assesses issues related to their social and relational
environment |
85 |
| Communication |
Demonstrates disposition and patience to listen to the older
adult |
87 |
| Demonstrates tolerance with the communication and natural
difficulties of this life stage |
93 |
| Acts as a resource, listening to the older adult to attend
his/her affective needs |
80 |
| Establishes effective, compassionate and respectful dialog with
the older adult, promoting the expression of their needs |
96 |
| Assessment |
Addresses difficulties of the life stage identifying
alterations presented by the older adult |
91 |
| Recognizes and manages manifestations of psychological
suffering, including psychosomatic ones |
75 |
| Assess older adults problems with objectivity, aiming at
organizing priorities |
79 |
| Acknowledges physical, psychological and social dimensions of
ageing, differentiating normal aging processes from illness and
disease |
83 |
| Technical Skills |
Demonstrates technical capacity in oneself professional area to
attend physical, cognitive, psychological, spiritual and social
needs of the older adult |
80 |
| Health Promotion, Risk Reduction, and Disease
Prevention |
Works respecting the principle of integrality, seeing the older
adult in his/her totality and in a contextualized way |
89 |
| Establishes connections with the older adult, searching for
ways to promote changes to improve their life quality |
82 |
| Identifies risk factors to the health of the older adult |
85 |
| Develops preventive actions, promoting the autonomy of the
older person, aimed at improving their life quality |
72 |
| Is capable of identifying the frail older adult, including
those submitted to situations of mistreatment and violence |
74 |
| Illness and Disease Management |
Correlates facts, signs and symptoms identified by the older
adult for safe care planning and delivery |
80 |
| Information and Health Care Technologies |
Educates and helps older adults when referring them to other
services, procedures or medication purchase |
86 |
| Ethics |
Demonstrates an ethical attitude and responsibility in daily
practice |
100 |
| Works with commitment and dedication to the older adults to
attend their care needs |
83 |
| Health Care Systems and Policy |
Seeks proactivity, promoting streamlined/efficient service |
85 |
| Promotes embracement as a way of establishing priority for the
attention and connection of the older adult with the health
service |
86 |
| Provider of Care |
Recognizes the benefits of interdisciplinary team practice in
care of older adults |
94 |
| Designer/Manager/Coordinator of Care |
Establishes priorities along with the older adult and family,
facilitating their participation in the caring process |
76 |
| Member of a Profession |
Acts with autonomy in oneself professional area showing
resolute ability to attend to the older adult and his/her family |
79 |
| Demonstrates confidence in the proposed practice, promoting a
caring relationship with the older adults and families |
89 |
| Takes responsibility for long life learning required to care
for older adults considering age related changes |
70 |
