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ACROSS THE LIFESPAN EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND EXPERT VALIDATED ANSWERS 2023

ACROSS THE LIFESPAN EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND EXPERT VALIDATED ANSWERS 2023

ACROSS THE LIFESPAN EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND EXPERT VALIDATED ANSWERS 2023

Scope of practice - -Nurses promote and maintain optimal health for their patients -You coordinate care, educate, advocate, and are a caregiver for the patient AND their family -You manage actual problems and potential problems that people might have (anticipate) Priority focus - SAFETY -expert clinical judgement to ensure patient safety Main goal - prevent death and accidents and improve safety in healthcare The Joint Commission - one of several national organizations that offer peer eval...

With which sex has the focus of prevention and treatment been on historically? - Men What did women's health focus on in the early 1900s? - Reproduction Motherhood What expansions were made to women's health in the 1920s? - Family planning Reproductive health What caused an expansion to women's health in the 1920s? - The beginning of the birth control movement

High risk pregnancy - is one in which a concurrent disorder, pregnancy-related complication, or external factor jeopardizes the health of the woman, the fetus, or both a. age <15 and >35 y/o b. nutrition habits c. stature <5ft. d. abuse of tobaccos, alcohol, drugs e. hostile environment at home or at work with exposure to teratogen - A. FACTORS ARISING FROM THE WOMAN'S CHARACTERISTICS AND LIFESTYLE

primary prevention - ´Primary prevention - refers to actions aimed at avoiding the disease manifestation (before health effects occur) ´Providing educational information (counseling) to moderate medical and behavioral risk ´Health & Safety - helmets, protective eyewear, sunscreen, exercise ´Nutritional and food supplementation ´Dental hygiene education and oral health services

Puerperium - Another word for postpartum Postpartum - A period of physical and psychological/emotional adjustment following birth. How long does it take a woman's body to return to it's pre-pregnant state? - 6 weeks: vaginal 8 weeks: c-section

Potency - The relative dose required to achieve certain effects Term is generally applied to 1st generation antipsychotics to describe the relationship between therapeutic dose and side effects More potent antipsychotics - Lower dosage Tend to have higher risk of EPS Less potent antipsychotics - Tend to be more sedating and have more anticholinergic effects

demographic trends in the U.S. - -the U.S. population is aging global aging italy, japan and greece -aging in place naturally occurring retirement communities in NORC's (communities aged 65+ aged in place, high concentration of elderly communities -27% of older adults live alone ethnic and racial diversity - -will increase from 24 to 34% of older adult population by 2040 -the latino/a older adult population is expected to grow the fastest