Question

Geriatric teams often involve other nonmedical professionals. Which example would be MOST likely to be involved in a geriatric team?


a physical therapist

an occupational therapist

a clergy member

a respiratory therapist

Answer 1

Answer:

A clergy member

Explanation:

Geriatrics describes the branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life.

The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself..

To answer the above the chaplaincy (clergy member) also collaborate on the treatment plans as a nonmedical professionals.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is:

a clergy member

Explanation:

Geriatric medicine is a branch of medicine concerned with the prevention of disease or disabilities and the treatment of elderly people or older adults.

First of all, the question asked us to identify the nonmedical professional in the list that can be a part of the geriatric team, and all in the list, except 'a clergy member' are medical professionals, hence the answer.

Secondly, in the treatment of a geriatric patient, moral, theological or ethical issues may arise, for example, most religion do not encourage blood transfusion, hence in the team, a moralist, and ethicist or a clergy member is included to help prevent violation of the moral or ethical issues as relating to the patient.