What is delirium?
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, • Is a medical emergency!
• Sudden onset of cognitive disturbance (hours to days) • Changes in LOC,
attention, memory, perception
• Fluctuating symptoms
• Delirium can be superimposed on dementia
• Often delirium is missed with people with dementia because increasing
cognitive disturbances are identifies as worsening dementia • Requires an
interdisciplinary approach .
Osteoarthritis is experienced by _/10 Canadians:
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1/10 Canadians
Define life span:
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The period of time between birth and death
Who are members of the interdisciplinary team in long term care?
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Provider(s)
Nurse
Social worker
Psychologist or counselor
Chaplain
, Older adult's support
persons
What are 3 aims of a nursing assessment of mobility?
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- Maintain mobility
- Reduce risks for falls
- Reduce the risk of injury from falls
CPS (cognitive performance scale): purpose, measures, meaning
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Purpose: part of minimum data set
Measures: short term memory, executive function
Meaning: a score out of 6
What does IPV stand for?
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Interpersonal violence
One's peak bone mass is at the age of:
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30
Are patients with Parkinson's disease cognitively impaired?
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Patients may appear cognitively impaired but they aren't
Safety from traffic includes:
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- traffic speed
- traffic volumes
- distracted drivers
Minimum data sets can be used as another measure assessing:
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Fall risk
How would natural/holistic healers diagnose an illness? What interventions would
they use?
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, • Is a medical emergency!
• Sudden onset of cognitive disturbance (hours to days) • Changes in LOC,
attention, memory, perception
• Fluctuating symptoms
• Delirium can be superimposed on dementia
• Often delirium is missed with people with dementia because increasing
cognitive disturbances are identifies as worsening dementia • Requires an
interdisciplinary approach .
Osteoarthritis is experienced by _/10 Canadians:
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1/10 Canadians
Define life span:
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The period of time between birth and death
Who are members of the interdisciplinary team in long term care?
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Provider(s)
Nurse
Social worker
Psychologist or counselor
Chaplain
, Older adult's support
persons
What are 3 aims of a nursing assessment of mobility?
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- Maintain mobility
- Reduce risks for falls
- Reduce the risk of injury from falls
CPS (cognitive performance scale): purpose, measures, meaning
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Purpose: part of minimum data set
Measures: short term memory, executive function
Meaning: a score out of 6
What does IPV stand for?
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Interpersonal violence
One's peak bone mass is at the age of:
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30
Are patients with Parkinson's disease cognitively impaired?
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Patients may appear cognitively impaired but they aren't
Safety from traffic includes:
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- traffic speed
- traffic volumes
- distracted drivers
Minimum data sets can be used as another measure assessing:
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Fall risk
How would natural/holistic healers diagnose an illness? What interventions would
they use?
