NURS 440 Complex Test 1 – Questions With Verified
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- Loss of social connections (passing of friends, spouse, not working, etc)
- Risk of loneliness
- Facing fact of growing old
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1 Shrinking social world: 2 Comorbidity:
3 Criminal negligence: 4 Nursing role in retirement:
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Terms in this set (70)
Comorbidity: presence of multiple chronic conditions
Age ranges: Young: 60-74 years
Young-old Middle: 75-84 years
Middle-old Old: 85+ years
Oldest-old
, Ageism: prejudices and stereotypes applied to older adults
based on age
Shrinking social world: - Loss of social connections (passing of friends,
spouse, not working, etc)
- Risk of loneliness
- Facing fact of growing old
Aging life transitions: - Lessened parent role
- Grandparent role
- Spouse death
- Retirement
Nursing role in retirement: Nurses should evaluate patients' feelings about
retirement and provide resources as needed
- Retired individuals may feel depressed initially
Assault: a threat or attempt to harm another person
Battery: touch of another person without their consent
Defamation of character: oral (slander) or written (libel) communication that
damages someone reputation
Negligence: an unacceptable act or failure to act from acceptable
and reasonable standards
Malfeasance: committing an unlawful or improper act (ex: nurse
performing surgical procedure)
Misfeasance: performing an act improperly (ex: administering a
medication to the wrong patient)
Nonfeasance: failure to take proper action (ex: not notifying the
physician of a serious change in the patient's status)
Criminal negligence: extreme recklessness or disregard to protecting
patient safety (ex: fatal drug error)
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Practice questions for this set
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- Loss of social connections (passing of friends, spouse, not working, etc)
- Risk of loneliness
- Facing fact of growing old
Choose an answer
1 Shrinking social world: 2 Comorbidity:
3 Criminal negligence: 4 Nursing role in retirement:
Don't know?
Terms in this set (70)
Comorbidity: presence of multiple chronic conditions
Age ranges: Young: 60-74 years
Young-old Middle: 75-84 years
Middle-old Old: 85+ years
Oldest-old
, Ageism: prejudices and stereotypes applied to older adults
based on age
Shrinking social world: - Loss of social connections (passing of friends,
spouse, not working, etc)
- Risk of loneliness
- Facing fact of growing old
Aging life transitions: - Lessened parent role
- Grandparent role
- Spouse death
- Retirement
Nursing role in retirement: Nurses should evaluate patients' feelings about
retirement and provide resources as needed
- Retired individuals may feel depressed initially
Assault: a threat or attempt to harm another person
Battery: touch of another person without their consent
Defamation of character: oral (slander) or written (libel) communication that
damages someone reputation
Negligence: an unacceptable act or failure to act from acceptable
and reasonable standards
Malfeasance: committing an unlawful or improper act (ex: nurse
performing surgical procedure)
Misfeasance: performing an act improperly (ex: administering a
medication to the wrong patient)
Nonfeasance: failure to take proper action (ex: not notifying the
physician of a serious change in the patient's status)
Criminal negligence: extreme recklessness or disregard to protecting
patient safety (ex: fatal drug error)
