Three "D"s (Dementia, Depression, Delirium)
General Gerontology
Med Heads
They Paved the Way
Ace of Hearts
100
If a person has a diagnosis of _________ __________, you may expect a history of strokes, TIAs, and high cholesterol because these affect _____ flow.
Vascular Dementia
Blood
100
By the age of 40, the GFR begins to decline.
By age 75, the GFR is about at 50%.
To what body system does this refer?
Renal/Kidney
100
Pravastatin (Pravachol) is a medication to treat _____
Hypercholesterolemia
100
This person is known as being the FOUNDER OF MODERN NURSING
Florence Nightingale
100
This is a condition in which the heart muscle becomes thickened and cannot pump effectively.
Cardiomyopathy
200
Thinking is intact but may be indecisive.
Depression
200
List 3 INSTRAMENTAL (advanced) activities of daily living.
Use of the telephone
Taking medication
Housework
Preparing meals
Managing money
Managing transportation
Shopping
200
You are taking your Grandmother to brunch for mother's day. She orders a grapefruit juice. What two types of medication do you want to ensure Grandma is not taking
1) anti-hypertensives Nifidipine, Felodipine, Losartan, and Eplerenone,due to it increasing the level of medication in the blood.
2) statins Lipitor, Mevacor, and Zocor due it causing muscle and joint pain in mild cases, and in some cases it can lead to muscle fiber injury and kidney injury
200
.Though she is seen as a pioneer in nurse midwifery, founding the Frontier Nursing Service and later opening the Frontier School of Midwifery and Nursing Services, she refused to hire Black midwives.
Mary Breckinridge
10 Of The Most Influential Nurses In History | NurseJournal
200
A 75-year-old patient presents with shortness of breath, chest pain, and dizziness. Echocardiogram reveals a narrowed aortic valve, restricting blood flow from the heart. This condition, often found in the elderly, is known as what?
Aortic Stenosis
300
the most common type of dementia is
alzheimer's
300
This is a specialty area of providing culturally competent care to ethnic elders.
Ethnogeriatric
300
Considering the "5-Rights" when administering medication.
An order stated "Give Morphine Sulfate 5mg every Three hours as needed for pain or shortness of breath"
What is missing from this order?
Who is the patient? (correct patient
Route, how are we giving it? P.O? I.V? etc.
300
This nursing theorist views "the client as an open system that responds to stressors in the environment. The client variables are physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual."
Betty Neuman
Betty Neuman: Neuman Systems Model (Guide for Nurses) - Nurseslabs
300
A patient presents with a new onset of shortness of breath, fatigue, and a holosystolic murmur heard best at the apex of the heart. The nurse suspects ______ _____ ________ , blood flows back to the left atrium.
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
400
C.A.M stands for _______ ________ _____
for diagnosis of _________________
Confusion Assessment Tool
Delirium
400
Residents in Long-Term care facilities, primarily need:
Nursing Care
will accept caregiver burnout, and loss of family support system (Lewis p.72)
there is rapid pt deterioration in which the pt cannot safetly live independently.
400
You work as a diabetic educator. It is August and there is a power outage. What would you tell your patients regarding their Insulin?
Insulin is less stable at high temperatures and may become ineffective
400
This person's theory of Human Caring involves a more holistic treatment for patients as opposed to just science to care and heal patients.
A more attentive and conscience interaction allows for more effective and continuous care with a deeper personal connection.
Jean Watson
Jean Watson - Wikipedia
400
A patient presents with intermittent claudication, diminished pedal pulses, and cool, pale skin on their lower extremities. They report pain that worsens with activity and is relieved by rest. What is the most likely underlying condition?
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
500
Has a sudden onset, can be triggered by an infectious process
Delirium
500
Some Vital nutrients such as Iron, Calcium, Folic Acid, etc are not easily absorbed in the geriatric population. This is due to a decrease ---------------
in pancreatic enzymes
500
Considering your "5" rights, what is missing from this order? (you already know your patient)
Lisinopril 20 by mouth, hold if SBP <110
Dose, Time
500
This person cared for soldiers in the Civil War.
Had no formal training as a nurse
Was an abolitionist and a woman's suffrage advocate
Clara Barton
10 Of The Most Influential Nurses In History | NurseJournal
500
what are these?
PVCs