Nursing Assessment-Older Adults
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First attend to primary needs
Ensure assistive devices are used
Allow plenty of time
Interview family or caregivers separately
Involves an interprofessional approach
Special Older Adult Populations (Rural older adults)
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, -Transportation
-Limited health care
-Lack of quality health care
-Social isolation
-Financial limitations
Effect of Aging-Body Systems (How does aging effect each body system)
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Visual-sight decreases
Auditory-hearing decreases
Integumentary-thin
Resp.-decreased recoil
GI-slows down & thirst decreases
Urinary-incontinence & enlarged prostate
Muscloskeletal-Decreased muscle mass
All may it is not always the case
Special Older Adult Populations (Chronically Ill Older Adults)
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, Incidence of chronic illness triples after age 45
Many people over 65 have 1 or more chronic condition
What are the most common chronic conditions?
-HTN
-DM
-CVD
-COPD
-ESRD
Nursing Management (Implementation-Assistive devices)
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Assistive devices
Have the potential to increase function
Technology can assist with rehabilitation and living with functional
impairments
Goal is to make them independent as possible
Nursing Management (Safety)
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Older adults are at higher risk for accidents
Where do most accidents occur?
-At home
Declining thermoregulation accounts for the higher rate of deaths during
severe cold spells and heat waves
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First attend to primary needs
Ensure assistive devices are used
Allow plenty of time
Interview family or caregivers separately
Involves an interprofessional approach
Special Older Adult Populations (Rural older adults)
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, -Transportation
-Limited health care
-Lack of quality health care
-Social isolation
-Financial limitations
Effect of Aging-Body Systems (How does aging effect each body system)
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Visual-sight decreases
Auditory-hearing decreases
Integumentary-thin
Resp.-decreased recoil
GI-slows down & thirst decreases
Urinary-incontinence & enlarged prostate
Muscloskeletal-Decreased muscle mass
All may it is not always the case
Special Older Adult Populations (Chronically Ill Older Adults)
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, Incidence of chronic illness triples after age 45
Many people over 65 have 1 or more chronic condition
What are the most common chronic conditions?
-HTN
-DM
-CVD
-COPD
-ESRD
Nursing Management (Implementation-Assistive devices)
Give this one a try later!
Assistive devices
Have the potential to increase function
Technology can assist with rehabilitation and living with functional
impairments
Goal is to make them independent as possible
Nursing Management (Safety)
Give this one a try later!
Older adults are at higher risk for accidents
Where do most accidents occur?
-At home
Declining thermoregulation accounts for the higher rate of deaths during
severe cold spells and heat waves
