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Care of Older Adults Exam 2 Questions with VERIFIED Answers
(Guaranteed Success)

Q1: Acute reversible causes of incontienece

Answer: DIAPPERS


Q2: DIAPPERS

Answer: delerium infection Atrophy vaginitis or urethritis pharmacology psychological endocrine

restricted mobility retention stool


Q3: Stress incontinenc

Answer: leaking associated with activities that increase intra-abdominal pressues


Q4: Urge incontinence

Answer: feels urge to void and needs to go rapidly, inability to make to bathroom leads to voiding of

large amt of urine leakage


Q5: most common incontinence among older population

Answer: urge incontinence


Q6: Overactive bladder continence

Answer: associated with urgency,frequency;can be with or without leakage


Q7: Overflow incontinence

Answer: results in fact that bladder cannot empty due to outlet obstruction or impaired bladder muscle

innervations


Q8: functional incontinence

Answer: incontinence due to mobility difficulties or cognition impairment


Q9: Components of incontinence history & physical examination

Answer: medical history medication surgeries urological history GYN history for women Continence hx

,Q10: Continence history

Answer: symptoms duration voiding pattern leaking episodes


Q11: Fluids & foods to consider/aviod with incontinence

Answer: fluid intake must be adequate caffeine alcohol artificial sweetness tomato based products


Q12: Behavioral therapy for incontinence

Answer: patient made aware of voiding patters and their actions


Q13: Pelvic muscle exercise programs

Answer: program to activitely increase pelvic floor muscles strength


Q14: Types of incontinence that pelvic muscle exercise programs can help

Answer: urge stress


Q15: 3 non-pharmalogical nursing interventions to treat incontinence

Answer: behavioral therapies pelvic muscle exercise programs biofeedback education


Q16: Scheduled toileting program

Answer: fixed schedule while patient awake, helpful for urge,stress, void incontinence


Q17: prompted toileting program

Answer: geared for patients that need staff,caregiver involvement, positive reinforcement, often used

in long term care


Q18: habit toileting program

Answer: toilet schedule based on individuals voiding pattern


Q19: Assistive devices for older adults with incontinence

Answer: commode chairs bed pan female urinal


Q20: Medications for Urge incontinence

Answer: Oxytrol, Detrol

, Q21: 3 components of normal sleep

Answer: Temporal structure Consolidated Occurs during darkness


Q22: 2 stages of temporal structure of normal sleep

Answer: Nonrapid eye movement sleep (NREMS): 75 80% total sleep time Rapid eye movement

sleep (REMS): 20 - 25% of total sleep time


Q23: 3 stages of NRES( non rapid eye movement)

Answer: N1 - very light sleep, easily roused - 12%,body jerks N2 - begins real sleep, EEG phasic events

hallmark sleep - 50% N3 - slow wave sleep, not easily awakened


Q24: Stage that involves memory consolidation

Answer: NREM- N3


Q25: Rapid Eye movement sleep( REMS)

Answer: 20-25% of total sleep time looks awake on EKG active brain on EEG memory

consolidation,dreams


Q26: Consolidated

Answer: occurs within set amount of time, uninterrupted sleep


Q27: Occurs during darkness

Answer: society constrains sleep that requires us to sleep at night, be active during daylight


Q28: insomnia

Answer: difficulty getting sleep & maintaining sleep, occurs for 1 month


Q29: Consequences of Poor sleep

Answer: Increased risk for heart attack Decreased vaccine effectivesness Increased pain and decreased

effectiveness of analgeesics Increased pain during and after chemo treatment increased risk for type II

diabetes

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