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Based on these geriatric health course objectives, please respond to the following questions:

Understand the scopes of practice of other health professions in order to make the most of your contributions on the healthcare team. Use collaborative strategies in the design, coordination, and evaluation of patient-centered care, according to AACN VII. AACN VII. Develop, participate in, and lead interprofessional teams and partnerships using effective communication strategies. AACN VII. As the foundation for practice, use the best available evidence from nursing and other sciences. AACN IX. Advocate for patients, families, caregivers, communities, and healthcare team members. AACN IX. Use epidemiological, social, and environmental data to draw conclusions about patient populations’ health status and interventions to promote and preserve health and healthy lifestyles. AACN IX. Apply knowledge of illness and disease management to provide evidence-based care to populations, conduct risk assessments, and design care plans or programs. Incorporate core scientific and ethical principles in identifying potential and actual ethical issues arising from practice, including the use of technologies, and assisting patients and other healthcare providers in addressing such issues. AACN IX. Design, implement, and evaluate care using advanced knowledge of the effects of global environmental, individual, and population characteristics. AACN IX. Develop therapeutic relationships with patients in order to negotiate patient-centered, culturally appropriate, evidence-based goals and modalities of care. AACN IX. Please respond to the following questions with examples and full explanations.

Provide an analysis of how the geriatric health course supported each of the learning objectives.
Explain how, based on the objectives, the material learned in this geriatric health course will be applicable to professional application.