Care of Older Adults Exam 2 Questions with VERIFIED Answers
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Q1: Gerontology
Answer: scientific study of the process and phenomena of aging, this includes biologists psychologists
sociologists public health and policy
Q2: Myths and stereotypes
Answer: Older adults are ill, disabled, unattractive,forgetful confused rigid boring and unfriendly
unable to learn and understand, new information, not interested in sex or sexual activity
Q3: Most changes relating to mental status in older adults Comes from
Answer: Medications, depression and brain disease
Q4: theories of aging include
Answer: Stochastic, non stochastic, disengagement, activity and continuity
Q5: Common neurological changes in aging adults
Answer: Neurons and neurotransmitters decrease in number, Decrease in number of brain cells,
Cerebral oxygen supply diminishes, Diminished conduction speed of nerve fibers
Q6: What is sun downing syndrome
Answer: The habitual period of confusion occurring at darkness or late in afternoon
Q7: Tools to help sundowning syndrome
Answer: Reality orientation clocks, calendars, real part of the environment and season, and talking
about their family allow time for processing of information
Q8: Common cognitive changes of older adults
Answer: Delirium depression and dementia
Q9: Delirium is
Answer: An acute state of confusion Reversible Often has a physiological cause
, Q10: Depression is
Answer: Most common yet most undetected and under treated Approximately 1/3 experience
depressive symptoms but is not part of the normal aging process
Q11: Dementia is
Answer: Generalized impairment of intellectual functioning Interferes with social and occupational
functioning
Q12: Changes of the skin include 5
Answer: collagen changes leads to loss of turgor Sweat glands decrease in size and number Body temp
decreases in relation to metabolic rate hair loses pigment lentigo senilus or liver spots, on hands and
forearm
Q13: Considerations for older skin 6
Answer: use lotions following bath avoid extreme heat or cold hypothermia wear layers watch for skin
tears or pressure ulcers trim nails by first soaking in water protect from direct sunlight
Q14: Common vision changes 5
Answer: Lens loses elasticity less lacrimal secretions pupils decrease in size lenses thicken impairing
light passage lens yellows filtering blue and green colors
Q15: How do nurses improve vision 6
Answer: adequate lighting the use the reds oranges yellows for better visuals don't move belongings
without discussion announce before touching night lights artificial tears to prevent and dryness (need
an order)
Q16: Hearing changes 3
Answer: thickening of eardrum and changes in nerve tissue high pitched sounds are lost first increase
accumulation of wax, cerumen that the
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Q1: Gerontology
Answer: scientific study of the process and phenomena of aging, this includes biologists psychologists
sociologists public health and policy
Q2: Myths and stereotypes
Answer: Older adults are ill, disabled, unattractive,forgetful confused rigid boring and unfriendly
unable to learn and understand, new information, not interested in sex or sexual activity
Q3: Most changes relating to mental status in older adults Comes from
Answer: Medications, depression and brain disease
Q4: theories of aging include
Answer: Stochastic, non stochastic, disengagement, activity and continuity
Q5: Common neurological changes in aging adults
Answer: Neurons and neurotransmitters decrease in number, Decrease in number of brain cells,
Cerebral oxygen supply diminishes, Diminished conduction speed of nerve fibers
Q6: What is sun downing syndrome
Answer: The habitual period of confusion occurring at darkness or late in afternoon
Q7: Tools to help sundowning syndrome
Answer: Reality orientation clocks, calendars, real part of the environment and season, and talking
about their family allow time for processing of information
Q8: Common cognitive changes of older adults
Answer: Delirium depression and dementia
Q9: Delirium is
Answer: An acute state of confusion Reversible Often has a physiological cause
, Q10: Depression is
Answer: Most common yet most undetected and under treated Approximately 1/3 experience
depressive symptoms but is not part of the normal aging process
Q11: Dementia is
Answer: Generalized impairment of intellectual functioning Interferes with social and occupational
functioning
Q12: Changes of the skin include 5
Answer: collagen changes leads to loss of turgor Sweat glands decrease in size and number Body temp
decreases in relation to metabolic rate hair loses pigment lentigo senilus or liver spots, on hands and
forearm
Q13: Considerations for older skin 6
Answer: use lotions following bath avoid extreme heat or cold hypothermia wear layers watch for skin
tears or pressure ulcers trim nails by first soaking in water protect from direct sunlight
Q14: Common vision changes 5
Answer: Lens loses elasticity less lacrimal secretions pupils decrease in size lenses thicken impairing
light passage lens yellows filtering blue and green colors
Q15: How do nurses improve vision 6
Answer: adequate lighting the use the reds oranges yellows for better visuals don't move belongings
without discussion announce before touching night lights artificial tears to prevent and dryness (need
an order)
Q16: Hearing changes 3
Answer: thickening of eardrum and changes in nerve tissue high pitched sounds are lost first increase
accumulation of wax, cerumen that the
