Nursing Care of the Older Adult - Quiz 1

1. What is a baby boomer? - A person born in the USA between the years 1946- 1964. 2. What is inappropriate to use to determine if a person is old? - Their age 3. What should be considered when a nurse sets patient goals? - An older adult's functional abilities. Each older adult should be evaluated individually and holistically not by age. 4. What is gerontology? - The study of social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, economic, and biological aspects of ageing. 5. Who can the RN delegate to? - CNA & LPN 6. Who is responsible when an RN delegates tasks to a CNA or LPN? - The RN 7. What percentage of older adults have at least two chronic conditions? - 85% 8. What is a challenge of older adults? - Coping with multiple chronic conditions. 9. Who provides patient educations and who supports? - The RN provides education and the LPN supports the education. 10. Where do older adults prefer to live? - In their own homes and communities. 11. For the older adult, what necessitates a move to affordable housing? - Dwindling financial resources and the need for additional homecare or assistance. 12. What is the leading cause of the loss of independence for an older adult? - Chronic health problems. 13. What drives the housing selection process for older adults? - Functional Independence 14. What is an ever growing challenge for the healthcare system? - The complexities of the older adult. To manage we must consider demographics, social, economic and political factors. 15. Why is older adult care shifting from acute care to homebased/community care? - Costs and efficiency. 16. What skills must a nurse have to ensure the safety of the older adult? - communication, collaboration, human relation, clinical judgement and teamwork. 17. What is the focus of care for nurses who work with older adults? - Assisting patients to function as individual as possible. 18. What risks are increased when an older adult is treated by multiple physicians? - polypharmacy and risk of falls. 19. What is polypharmacy? - the simultaneous use of multiple drugs to treat a single ailment or condition 20. What is Geriatric Medicine? - Specialty that focuses on healthcare of elderly people specific to illness and disease. 21. What is Gerontological Nursing? - Specialty that involves assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating care in older adult. 22. What are the roles of a gerontological nurse? - Direct hands on care to older adults in a variety of settings 23. Knowledge of disease processes, medical treatments, rehabilitation and end of life care. 24. Functions as a leader, advocate, collaborator, teacher and evidence based clinician. 25. What are the most common complaints of an older adult? - Arthritis and hypertension 26. What are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in older adults? - Cancer, cardiovascular disease and COPD 27. What are the four common elements associated with care of the older adults? - social, demographics, economics, and political 28. What is ageism? - prejudice and discrimination directed at older people