What are essential concerns in caring older adults?
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Maintaining mobility and reducing the risk of falls
How do you measure orthostatic BP?
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Box 19-10
What are examples of the variety of terms that different cultures use to refer to the
aging person?
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Elder, senior citizen, granny, older adult, etc.
What is geriatrics?
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-Treatment of medical problems/disease in older adults
-Coined to recognized that medical care of persons in later life differed
from other groups in the population
-Hint: Ger=old age, iatrics=medicine
What are the types of senorineaural hearing loss?
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-Presbycusis
-Noise induced
What is secondary prevention?
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Early detection of the disease or health problem that has already
developed
,What are the types of assistive listening and adaptive devices?
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-Personal listening systems
-Adjunct to hearing aids or used in place of
-Enhance face-to-face communication
-Text messaging devices
-Closed-caption
-Special service dogs
-Use of computers and email
-Pocket-sized amplifiers
What is important to remember about the physical assessment of the older adult?
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-May be difficult to complete in one setting, depending on the pt stamina
-Not like the assessment process of a younger person
-Physical and cognitive limitations may affect the ability to perform the
assessment
What type of problem are falls?
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Significant public health problem
, Best practices for communicating with older adults
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Box 12-7
What does determination of why a fall occurred do?
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Provides information on underlying fall etiologies so that appropriate plans
of care can be instituted
What are 2 examples of goals for falls?
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1. Jim will not experience serious injury related to falls in the next month
2. Jim will demonstrate reduced risk for falls and increased use of safety
precautions for the remainder of the month
What are the signs and symptoms of TBI?
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Maintaining mobility and reducing the risk of falls
How do you measure orthostatic BP?
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Box 19-10
What are examples of the variety of terms that different cultures use to refer to the
aging person?
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Elder, senior citizen, granny, older adult, etc.
What is geriatrics?
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-Treatment of medical problems/disease in older adults
-Coined to recognized that medical care of persons in later life differed
from other groups in the population
-Hint: Ger=old age, iatrics=medicine
What are the types of senorineaural hearing loss?
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-Presbycusis
-Noise induced
What is secondary prevention?
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Early detection of the disease or health problem that has already
developed
,What are the types of assistive listening and adaptive devices?
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-Personal listening systems
-Adjunct to hearing aids or used in place of
-Enhance face-to-face communication
-Text messaging devices
-Closed-caption
-Special service dogs
-Use of computers and email
-Pocket-sized amplifiers
What is important to remember about the physical assessment of the older adult?
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-May be difficult to complete in one setting, depending on the pt stamina
-Not like the assessment process of a younger person
-Physical and cognitive limitations may affect the ability to perform the
assessment
What type of problem are falls?
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Significant public health problem
, Best practices for communicating with older adults
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Box 12-7
What does determination of why a fall occurred do?
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Provides information on underlying fall etiologies so that appropriate plans
of care can be instituted
What are 2 examples of goals for falls?
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1. Jim will not experience serious injury related to falls in the next month
2. Jim will demonstrate reduced risk for falls and increased use of safety
precautions for the remainder of the month
What are the signs and symptoms of TBI?
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