Kansas CNA Unit 2 Residents of an Adult Care Home Questions And Answers.

To provide resident care with understanding and respect. - Answer Learning about the aging process and about social attitudes toward the aged person enables the aide Commonly- held assumptions (or stereotypes) about aging - Answer Old age starts at 65, most elderly live in adult care homes, older adults are isolated and alone, older adults are a useless segment of society, all elderly have trouble remembering and become confused, the elderly are poor, and the elderly are miserable most of the time. Chronological age - Answer is not a basis for determining abilities. Biological and physiological needs- Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - Answer Air, Oxygen, Food, Water, Elimation, Activity, rest and sleep, Sex Second step on Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - Answer Safety and security Third sept on Maslow's Hierachy of needs. - Answer Belongingness and love needs Fourth Step on Maslow's Hierachy of needs - Answer Self-esteem and respect Top of the pyrimaid of Maslow's Hierachy of needs - Answer Self-actualization(personal growth and fulfillment) Psychosocial losses that accompany agining or increasing disability - Answer Ability to work, social relationships, home and property Physical losses of aging - Answer Diminished senses, change in physical appearence, physical ability, memory changes, and generalized decline. Promoting privacy - Answer Pulling privacy curtain, widow curtains, and closing the door. Promoting control over space, personal possessions - Answer Request permission to handle residen'ts personal items