Nursing Interventions
List three health promotion teaching points for the Genitourinary System
•Adequate fluid intake
•Avoid evening fluids
•Avoid caffeine/ETOH
•Void regularly
•Medical Management
•Kegel exercises
What tends to happen to bone mass with aging?
Decreases
Leading cause of death. List 2.
Heart disease
Cancer
Do people with uncontrolled diabetes typically have high or low blood sugars?
High
List three health promotion teaching points for the Nervous System
•Pace activities
•Enhance sensory stimulation
•Safety with position changes
•Fall precautions
•Reorientation practices
Will Jim's metabolism likely be slowest at age 2, 32, or 82?
82
Define polypharmacy
Polypharmacy is the prescription of more drugs then clinically needed.
Increases risk for drug-drug interactions due to changes in…
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Elimination
List three health promotion teaching points for the Psychosocial
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Address fears related to the aging process
Assess if negative societal images on aging are impacting coping
Respect cultural, religious, personal beliefs impacting aging
Assess appropriate living arrangements
List the 5 "As" with Alzeheimer's Disease
Apraxia
Anomia
Amnesia
Aphasia
Agnosia
What is the term to describe when cancer spreads to another part of the body.
Metastasize
List five chronic health conditions related to poor health outcomes.
Heart Disease
Stroke
Diabetes
Cancer
Obesity
Arthritis
Kidney Failure
Describe one way that sensory changes that accompany aging could impact a persons nutritional status?
Dental loss-can't chew certain foods as well; vision loss-can't see as well to prepare foods,etc
Common Symptoms of Vascular Dementia. List 4.
Hallucinations
Poor judgment
Misplacing Things
Personality Changes
Inappropriate Behavior
Reduced Language Skills
What term is used to describe plaque build-up in the arteries?
Atherosclerosis
List three health promotion teaching points for the GI system
Ice chips
Oral hygiene
Small frequent meals
Positioning after meals
Avoid heavy activity post meals
High fiber/low fat
Name 3 areas of decline in Geriatric Syndrome
Skin Impairment
Poor nutrition
Falls
Functional Decline
Incontinence
Cognitive Impairment
Sleep disturbances
What is the goal for your blood cholesterol level to be under?
<200