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Healthy People 2010 - develop a set of health care objectives designed to increase the quality and quantity of years of healthy life of Americans and to eliminate health disparities barriers to physical activity - lack of access to safe areas to exercise, pain, fatigue, and impairment in sensory function and mobility risks for poor nutrition - multiple chronic illnesses, may have tooth or mouth problems that may interfere with their ability to eat, may be socially isolated, may have economi...

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9 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

Brainarium

What is the Mini-Cog? This consists of 3-item recall and Clock-Drawing Test (CDT) What is the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) This tool helps the nurse quickly identify delirium. What is the Braden scale? (Pressure Ulcer risk) This tool assesses sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition & friction What is the Beer's List? (also called Beer's Criteria) This list includes commonly prescribed medications which may cause increased risk to elderly patien...

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10 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

WGU- C475 CARE OF OLDER ADULT EXAMS PACKAGE DEAL 2024/25|ALL GRADED A+|DOWNLOAd to pass

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BRAINBOOSTERS

A certified family nurse practitioner with an MSN degree in family practice who works in a clinic serving patients who have connective tissue disorders refers to himself as a clinical geneticist. Is this title appropriate? Select one: a. Yes, he is a clinician employed in a setting specializing in patients with genetic-based health problems b. Yes, he is an advanced practice nurse. c. No, a clinical geneticist must be certified as a genetic counselor. (d). No, a clinical geneticist is a phy...

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5 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

Baby Boomers large group of people born between . Considered more affluent, better educated and healthier. Baby boomers have entered the older age group as of 2011 Baby Boomers unique characteristics that make them a challenge for healthcare professionals expect and demand excellence in geriatric care. Health disparities exist among minority elder group. Top five racial groups in United States European African Hispanic Asian Native Americans European Americans 5 heal...

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37 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

Baby Boomers large group of people born between . Considered more affluent, better educated and healthier. Baby boomers have entered the older age group as of 2011 Baby Boomers unique characteristics that make them a challenge for healthcare professionals expect and demand excellence in geriatric care. Health disparities exist among minority elder group. Top five racial groups in United States European African Hispanic Asian Native Americans European Americans 5 heal...

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37 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

Baby Boomers large group of people born between . Considered more affluent, better educated and healthier. Baby boomers have entered the older age group as of 2011 Baby Boomers unique characteristics that make them a challenge for healthcare professionals expect and demand excellence in geriatric care. Health disparities exist among minority elder group. Top five racial groups in United States European African Hispanic Asian Native Americans European Americans 5 heal...

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37 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

Baby Boomers Aging adults born from . They reach retirement starting . The large segment of the population will require increased numbers of healthcare providers. Ageism Negative attitude toward aging or older adults. Alzheimer's Characterized by beta amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Aphasia -Most comon language disorder in the elderly and occurs in almost 1/3 of the patients in an acute phase following a stroke. -It is the inability to express or underst...

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11 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A

BRAINBOOSTERS

What is the Mini-Cog? This consists of 3-item recall and Clock-Drawing Test. What is the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)? This tool helps the nurse quickly identify delirium. What is the Braden scale? This tool assesses sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition & friction. What is the Beer's List? This list includes commonly prescribed medications which may cause increased risk to elderly patients. What is the SPICES tool? This tool assesses ...

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8 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

4 health disparities for African Americans? Hypertention, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer Effective communication techniques for pts with cog impairment? Avoid confrontation naming. Use daily factual posting. Use white boards. Calendars. Daily facts/activities How did the baby boomers impact the current healthcare system? People 85 and older are the largest population and will only continue to increase. Reduce chronic disease. Aging pop will contribute to a healthy life...

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9 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

Healthy People 2010 develop a set of health care objectives designed to increase the quality and quantity of years of healthy life of Americans and to eliminate health disparities Primary prevention activities designed to completely prevent a disease from occurring, such as immunization against pneumonia or influenza Secondary prevention directed toward early detection and management of disease, such as the use of colonoscopy to detect small, cancerous polyp tertiary prev...

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3 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A

BRAINBOOSTERS

What is the Mini-Cog? This consists of 3-item recall and Clock-Drawing Test (CDT) What is the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) This tool helps the nurse quickly identify delirium. What is the Braden scale? (Pressure Ulcer risk) This tool assesses sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition & friction What is the Beer's List? (also called Beer's Criteria) This list includes commonly prescribed medications which may cause increased risk to elderly patien...

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10 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A

BRAINBOOSTERS

Baby Boomers -aging adults born from - reach retirement starting . Geriatrician - physician, board certified in geriatrics, -who specializes in the care of the elderly Geriatrics branch of medicine concerned with the problems of aging Gerontology -Study of aging; -broad category that includes several areas (sociology of aging, psychology, economics of aging Ageism Prejudice towards elderly Alzheimer's beta amyloid plaques and neuro fibrillary plaqu...

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31 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

Mr. F has advanced prostate cancer with bone metastasis. He is unresponsive and is being cared for at home by his daughter. You are teaching the daughter about assessing her father's pain. Which statement by the daughter indicates an understanding of her father's pain status? Since he was in pain when he was conscious, I assume he's still in pain. You are caring for a 76-year-old patient who is unresponsive and close to end of life from a massive stroke. The patient has a history of b...

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3 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A

BRAINBOOSTERS

Mr. F has advanced prostate cancer with bone metastasis. He is unresponsive and is being cared for at home by his daughter. You are teaching the daughter about assessing her father's pain. Which statement by the daughter indicates an understanding of her father's pain status? Since he was in pain when he was conscious, I assume he's still in pain. You are caring for a 76-year-old patient who is unresponsive and close to end of life from a massive stroke. The patient has a history of b...

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3 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

You are caring for a veteran who served in World War II and is now near the end of life. He has shared with you how important his service in the Navy was to him. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate for you to do to honor his service? Find out if he would like you to see if the local veterans group could visit him. You are caring for a 12-year-old child who is imminently dying from leukemia. The child is unconscious and has been for days. The child's mother tel...

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3 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

John is a 70-year-old male whose wife died from COPD two months ago. They were very close, married for 52 years, and had no children. He comes by the nursing unit to bring you all candy and a thank you note for all the times you cared for her the past year. He tells you he is struggling to want to eat since she always was the cook, and is just not ready to go out to dinner with his buddies, even though they keep asking him. Your assessment is that John is: Experiencing normal grief after his wi...

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3 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A

BRAINBOOSTERS

Baby Boomers Aging adults born from . They will reach retirement starting . This large segment of the population will require increased numbers of healthcare providers Ageism Negative attitude toward aging or older adults Alzheimer's Characterized by beta amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles Aphasia Is the most common language disorder in the elderly and occurs in up to a third of the patients in an acute phase following stroke. Aphasia is an inability to express...

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19 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

What is the Mini-Cog? This consists of 3-item recall and Clock-Drawing Test (CDT) What is the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) This tool helps the nurse quickly identify delirium. What is the Braden scale? (Pressure Ulcer risk) This tool assesses sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition & friction What is the Beer's List? (also called Beer's Criteria) This list includes commonly prescribed medications which may cause increased risk to elderly patien...

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10 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

Active euthanasia a person directly and deliberately causes a patients death Passive Euthanasia a person does not directly do an action to cause death, just simply allows to happen Senile kyphosis occurs with advancing age, development of this condition can be postural, often corrected with exercise and strengthening atrophy of sweat glands makes elders susceptible to heat/cold. decreases wound healing Respite Care care for caregivers to allow time off from carin...

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6 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS

WGU C475 FLASH CARDS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.

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20 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BRAINBOOSTERS