GERIATRICS Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GERIATRIC CHAPTER 10 Cognition and Perception 1. What does perception refer to in the environment? a. Intellect b. Memory c. Judgment d. Interpretation - correct answer D Perception refers mainly to the ability to interpret situations in the environment. 2. What observation would cause the nurse to suspect cataracts in the older adult? a. Holds the newspaper a good distance away while attempting to read small print b. Seeks an area in a room that is free from glare in order to read ...

Geriatric Exam 1 NCLEX Practice Questionsthe nurse visits the home of an older person with chronic lung disease. which observation indicates that the person is engaged in health improvement activities? a. walks a pet twice a day b. prepares pasta for dinner c. talks with family once a week d. sleeps in a recliner in the living room - correct answer a. the nurse visits the home of an older person recovering from an exacerbation of a chronic illness. which observation indicates to the nur...

GERIATRIC HEALTH CARE TEAMTEAM - correct answer a variety of health professional, each with different perspective, knowledge and skills, all wanting to provide effective care for the same individual Interdisciplinary Team - correct answer Interactive approach to care of members from different discipline who together undertake specified activities as a group with the client Interdisciplinary Team - correct answer In this team, they tackle complex problem solving, are interdependent in their...

Geriatric Nursing Midterm patient's bill of rights - correct answer make their own decisions receive fair and equal treatment (considerate) have their information and identity protected (confidentiality) be provided with all information can accept or refuse TX privacy receive responses to request (within reason) education categories of aging - correct answer young-old: 65-74 middle-old: 75-84 old-old: 85+ biological theories of aging - correct answer attempt to explain changes...

Geriatric NursingOlder adults - correct answer - Aging population - Surviving acute illness - Living with chronic illness - Becoming more educated and resourceful - More ethnically diverse Demographics of aging - correct answer - Increasing life expectancy anticipated to continue - 77.8 for men - 80.8 for women - Young old are 65-74. - Old old are 85 and older. - Frail old have some dysfunction. Attitudes toward aging - correct answer Aging is normal. Older adults have diverse c...

Geriatric Physical TherapyGeriatrics - correct answer (Gerontology, geriatric medicine) apply to the field of medicine involved with treatment of problems caused by aging. Average life expectancy in America - correct answer 77.7 years with women living slightly longer than men. Age related changes to the heart - correct answer Thickening of the arteries and capillaries, loss of elasticity of vessels, collagen deposition in the walls of the capillaries, decreased cardiac output, and increas...

Geriatrics - chapter 17- Ethical issues in the care of older personsWhat are ethics - correct answer A framework/guideline for determining what is morally good or bad Answers are not straightforward...complex integration of thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and evidence-based data What are the five ethical principles - correct answer Automomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, fidelity Define Autonomy - correct answer Ones right to control ones destiny, issue is whether the older person...

Geriatrics - Unit 1 Geriatrics - correct answer Medical specialty that deals with the physiology of ageing, diagnoses, and treatments of disorders that effect the elderly Gerontology - correct answer the study of all aspects of the aging process Gerontics - correct answer nursing care and services to the elderly Geriatric Nursing's Aim - correct answer is to safeguard and increase health to the extent possible and to provide comfort and care to the extent necessary. Ageism - correc...

Geriatrics 1When assessing geriatrics, we must assess? - correct answer age specific How do we need to administer drugs to geriatrics? - correct answer more conservative Elderly start at what age? - correct answer 65 and older Definition of Geriatrics? - correct answer branch of medicine that specializes in care of elderly, focuses on the physiology of aging. Definition of Gerontology? - correct answer science that studies effects of aging on humans; looks at clinical, social, psycho...

geriatrics chapter 3 & 4 When reviewing the demographic data in a new 74-year-old female client's chart, what finding is most likely? - correct answer · Widowed for 3 years An older resident of a skilled facility apologizes to the nurse for "being so much trouble" and never wanted to be a "burden" to anyone. What should the nurse realize this client is demonstrating? - correct answer · Effects of ageism An 68-year-old female tells the nurse she has found a topical product that clai...