Teaching +Learning
the process of teaching older adults
geragogy
_____________is a part of communication.
teaching
We need to ask the pt. if they have any ________________.
EVEN IF IT IS IN THE CHART
allergies
T or F: minor injuries hurt less than major is
false, a papercut can hurt more because of the nerve endings, pt.'s with major sx can have less pain because the nerve endings are destroyed
What type of medicine?
-Treatments used instead of conventional medical treatment
-Not going to the Dr. and doing what they recommend
-Ex. treat depression with St. John's Wort rather than a conventional anti-depressant like prozac)
alternative
if you have a large group of people with different learning styles, how should you select your teaching strategy?
include something for all learners
What is social competence?
how we handle relationships
What test can show this?
- can show infection or immunity problems
- low= problem with immune system
- high= could have an infection
WBC: white blood cell count
pain meds, anesthesia ____________ the pain threshold, so pt.'s don't feel pain early if at all
elevate
Which Herbal Remedy?
USES
- decreases cold and flu symptoms
- for upper respiratory infections
- urinary infections
- boosts T cell activity
echinacea
What are the 3 domains of learning?
cognitive, affective, psychomotor
What are the different reporting methods that use ISBARR?
verbal, taped, written, computer and walking rounds
ALT, AST, LDH, and Bilirubin show us the _____________________function
liver
according to the gate-control theory, there are certain cells on the ________ ______ that act as a gate, it closes to prevent pain impulses from getting to the _________
spinal cord, brain
Which domain of NCCAM?
ayurvedic , homeopathic , naturopathic, past life therapy (examining reincarnation)
whole or alternative medical systems
what behavioral verb involves
drawing out factual answers and testing recall/recognition?
remember(knowledge)
What reporting method is this?
- also verbal, off-going nurse gives organized report on tape
- it concise, short, and biases are minimized
- but you can't question when listening
Taped
taped
Which vitamin
promotes epithelialization and enhances collagen synthesis
Vitamin A
These are the 4 process of ___________.
- transduction
- transmission
- perception
- modulation
nocipetion
complementary medicine is often not mentioned by who?
physicians and patients
the following verbs can be use to write learning outcomes/goals for which domain of learning?
compares, defines, describes, designs, differentiates, explains, gives examples, identifies, names, prepares, plans, solves
cognitive
what 3 kinds of language should you avoid using when assessing/documenting?
judgmental ("good" "bad" "abnormal")
-vague ("slightly" "seems")
-evaluative ("is uncooperative" vs actual statement by patient)
Type of Anxiety:
- behaviors are geared towards relief
- easily distracted, impaired learning
- extreme fear or danger that is not real
- avoid situation that cause anxiety
- difficult communication, increased motor activity, fearful facial expressions, headache, nausea, dizziness, tachycardia, hyperventilation
- signals presence of anxiety disorder
severe anxiety
What type of pain?
- very deep + diffuse pain comes from internal places in the body like the abdominal cavity, cranium and chest
- can be from stretching of tissues, ischemia and muscle spasm from organ
- can be burning, aching and deep pressue
visceral pain
These are uses for _____________ _____________.
-pain from cancer and rheumatoid arthritis
-chronic pain from fibromyalgia
-neuropathies from multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS, DM
-spasticity from multiple sclerosis
medical marijuana