MARYVILLE NURS 623 EXAM 3 FULL SOLUTION
STUDY GUIDE
◉ frailty, polypharmacy and serous comorbitities..
Answer: older adults are at highest risk for falls due to
◉ older adults have.
Answer: higher risk of morbidity/mortality form fall
◉ Fall risk factors that include.
Answer: age, frailty, comorbidities, medications and "Up and Go test"
◉ Assessment after a fall.
Answer: assess for significant injury with focus on the head and
neck.
◉ In falls the ROS will assess.
Answer: neurological injury, detailed and comprehensive
assessment of related systems such as cardio, musk, neuro, infection.
◉ PE will include.
,Answer: areas injured, basic neurologic screening for deficits
contributing to fall and adverse outcomes from a fall.
◉ What are the 6 p's in orthopedic injury.
Answer: pain, pallor paresthesia, poikilothermia, paralysis,
pulselessness.
◉ after a fall why would you consider blood and cardiac testing.
Answer: to evaluate for underlying etiologies contributing to a fall.
◉ After a fall you would consider x-ray for.
Answer: assessment of fracture, head/spine assessment.
◉ If you suspect cardiac cause of fall what do you do.
Answer: cardiac exam, EkG, echo and consider 24 hour cardiac
monitoring.
◉ labs to consider after a fall.
Answer: blood for anemia, infection, metabolic disease such as
hypoglycemia, DM, and thyroid. Chem and coag panels.
◉ Eval after a fall.
, Answer: assess recent changes to medications or meds associated
with increased fall risk ..BEERS
◉ What is Beers criteria.
Answer: potentially inappropriate medication list, guidelines from
american geriatrics society.
◉ List of beers criteria medications.
Answer: benzodiazepines, non benzodiazepin receptor agonists,
antipshychotic, TACs, SSRIS, anticonvulsive, opioids
◉ Dislocation.
Answer: joint is malaligned (articulating surface out of anatomic
position).
◉ Most common site of dislocation.
Answer: Shoulder.. Hip common after MVC.
◉ Subluxation.
Answer: partial/incomplete dislocation
◉ Sprain.
Answer: tear in a ligament that surrounds joint
STUDY GUIDE
◉ frailty, polypharmacy and serous comorbitities..
Answer: older adults are at highest risk for falls due to
◉ older adults have.
Answer: higher risk of morbidity/mortality form fall
◉ Fall risk factors that include.
Answer: age, frailty, comorbidities, medications and "Up and Go test"
◉ Assessment after a fall.
Answer: assess for significant injury with focus on the head and
neck.
◉ In falls the ROS will assess.
Answer: neurological injury, detailed and comprehensive
assessment of related systems such as cardio, musk, neuro, infection.
◉ PE will include.
,Answer: areas injured, basic neurologic screening for deficits
contributing to fall and adverse outcomes from a fall.
◉ What are the 6 p's in orthopedic injury.
Answer: pain, pallor paresthesia, poikilothermia, paralysis,
pulselessness.
◉ after a fall why would you consider blood and cardiac testing.
Answer: to evaluate for underlying etiologies contributing to a fall.
◉ After a fall you would consider x-ray for.
Answer: assessment of fracture, head/spine assessment.
◉ If you suspect cardiac cause of fall what do you do.
Answer: cardiac exam, EkG, echo and consider 24 hour cardiac
monitoring.
◉ labs to consider after a fall.
Answer: blood for anemia, infection, metabolic disease such as
hypoglycemia, DM, and thyroid. Chem and coag panels.
◉ Eval after a fall.
, Answer: assess recent changes to medications or meds associated
with increased fall risk ..BEERS
◉ What is Beers criteria.
Answer: potentially inappropriate medication list, guidelines from
american geriatrics society.
◉ List of beers criteria medications.
Answer: benzodiazepines, non benzodiazepin receptor agonists,
antipshychotic, TACs, SSRIS, anticonvulsive, opioids
◉ Dislocation.
Answer: joint is malaligned (articulating surface out of anatomic
position).
◉ Most common site of dislocation.
Answer: Shoulder.. Hip common after MVC.
◉ Subluxation.
Answer: partial/incomplete dislocation
◉ Sprain.
Answer: tear in a ligament that surrounds joint
