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