Nutrition
Therapeutic Communication & Diagnostic Testing
Stress/Cultural/Spiritual & Loss, Grief, the Dying Patient, Palliative care
Pain, Comfort, Sleep & Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Promoting Health Adaptation to Aging
Physical and Psychosocial Care of the Elderly
100
Glucose
What is A nonelectrolyte
100
Sympathetic
What is the physiologic functions controlled by this system that initiate the “fight or flight” response to a perceived threat
100
ethnocentrism
What is a tendency to think that only one’s own culture, beliefs, and traditions are correct
100
chronic pain
What is pain such as that associated with arthritis and back pain that continues for months or even years
100
Activity theory
Psychosocial theories of aging include
200
diffusion
What is passive movement of substances across a membrane to achieve equal concentration
200
self-actualization
What is the need to reach one’s full potential, in Maslow’s hierarchy
200
hospice
The focus on quality of life issues is best implemented by
200
modulation
What are the four phases of nociceptive pain: transduction, transmission, perception, and
200
loss of subcutaneous fat
What is Physiologic changes of aging that affect the integument
300
fat soluble
What are Vitamins absorbed in the small bowel
300
transition, acceptance, convalescence
What are the stages of illness
300
palliation
What is the relief of symptoms when a cure is no long possible
300
central nervous system
Where does the gate control theory view pain transmission as being controlled by a gate mechanism?
300
Calcium
What mineral should perimenopausal and postmenopausal women increase to help prevent osteoporosis
400
serum albumin
What is a serum lab value that indicates the patient’s protein
400
screenings
What is included in secondary prevention behavior
400
euthanasia
What is the act of ending another person’s life to end suffering
400
Sleep apnea
What is condition in which a person stops breathing for brief periods during sleep
400
polypharmacy
A forgetful or distracted patient who sees more than one physician may be at risk for
500
when clear liquids are tolerated
When can a postoperative patient be advanced from a clear liquid diet to a full liquid diet
500
empathy
What is perceiving a situation through the patient’s eyes ?
500
Acceptance
When a dying patient who verbalizes that he “is ready” is indicating that he is in which stage?
500
Epidural
What is the analgesia administered through a fine catheter inserted near the base of the spine?
500
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
The medications Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, and Effexor are examples of what class of medications
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