Care of the Older Adult Assessment TEST BANK Questions and Answers Final 2024 Exam

Care of the Older Adult Assessment TEST BANK Questions and Answers Final 2024 Exam Contracting Specific agreement between the nurse and client in which a behavior change is described and a plan for the change is committed to paper CAGE questionnaire *Cut down: Refers to attempts by the client to cut down on drinking *Annoyance: Related to suggestions by friends or family to cut down on drinking *Guilt: Relates to client guilt about drinking *Eye opener: Relates to the need for a drink in the morning to get going Barriers to physical activity Lack of safe areas to exercise, pain, fatigue, and impairment in sensory function and mobility Healthy aging The ability to maintain three key behaviors: low rise of disease and disease-related disability, high mental and physical function, and active engagement of life Malnutrition Serum albumin level: Less than 3-5 g/d Baby boomers A large group of people born between 1946 & 1964, in the time after World War II Senescence The process of growing old Agnosia Failure to recognize or identify objects; loss of ability to understand auditory, visual, or other sensations Agraphia Inability to write Anhedonia Lack of interest or pleasure in activities that one used to enjoy Apraxia Impaired motor activities due to damage to the motor cortex Cataract Clouding of the lens, which blocks light reflecting through the lens and can blur the image that is reflected onto the retina, resulting in hazy vision Confabulation Filling in words or memory gaps with information that is made up in order to compensate for memory loss Diabetic retinopathy As a long-term effect of diabetes, the blood vessels to the eyes grow weak and rupture, causing vision loss; may lead to blindness Disturbed executive functioning Planning, organizing, sequencing, and abstracting problems due to frontal lobe damage Electro larynx A voice box that produces sounds based on air vibrations Fluid intelligence The acquisition of new information Glaucoma a collection of eye disorders characterized by a buildup of viscous fluid (aqueous humor) to the intraocular cavity; increased intraocular pressure causing loss in peripheral visual field; higher prevalence in African Americans Iris The colored part of the eye Lens Encased in a capsular-like bag and suspended within the eye Macular degeneration A condition in which neurons in the center part of the retina no longer function; major cause of irreversible vision impairment and blindness (higher prevalence in adults 75 or older) Presbycusis Age-related hearing loss-is most common sensory deficit Presbyopia A condition in which a person cannot focus as clearly when objects are up close; age-related loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye Age related eye diseases Cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy Primary aging The gradual and inevitable process of bodily deterioration that takes place throughout life Pupil The opening in the center of the iris Verbal apraxia A neurological disorder characterized by impairment in initiation, coordination, and sequencing of muscle movement, which results in difficulties executing mouth and speech movements Wernicke's area An area in the brain in charge of the meaning of language; language/speech comprehension/recognition; receptive aphasia Assistive technology Any piece of equipment or technology that helps improve the function of individuals with functional limitations