Sleep and Activity
The first step in developing interventions to improve the amount and quality of sleep is
What is taking a thorough sleep history
Ch 10 pg 172 (key points)
Old age is not synonymous with __________.
What is disease
Ch 1, pg 9
Concerned with answering basic questions regarding physiologic processes that occur in all living organisms over time
What is the Biologic Theory
Ch 2 pg 19
Often underrecognized, highly prevalent, and undertreated
What is Pain in the elderly
Ch 13 pg 213
Includes the collection and analysis of data and results in a nursing diagnosis
What is assessment
Ch 4 pg 54
Physical exercise is important for older adults to
What is maintaining health, preserving the ability to perform ADLs, and improving the general quality of life
Ch 10 pg 172
This specialty of nursing involves assessing the health and functional status of older adults, planning and implementing health care and services to meet identified needs, and evaluating the effectiveness of such care.
What is Gerontologic nursing
Ch 1, pg 5
Focused on the roles and relationships within which individuals engage in later life
What is the Sociologic Theory
Ch 2 pg 19
Pain caused by organ stretch, inflammation, or ischemia
Ch 13 pg 214
A decrease in the body's ability to respond to stress results in
What are declining physiologic function and increased prevalence of disease
Ch 4 pg 56
A delay in the onset of sleep is referred to as.
What is sleep latency?
Ch 10 pg 160
The capacity to carry out the basic self-care activities that ensure overall health and well-being.
What is functional ability
Ch1 pg 10
Influenced by both biology and sociology: addresses how a person responds to the tasks of his or her age
What is the Psychological Theory
Ch 2 pg 19
Nociceptive pain can be either _______ or ________
What is visceral or somatic
Ch 13 pg 214
Typical physiologic changes as we age include (name two)
Decreased renal and hepatic blood flow and mass, decreased lean body mass and muscle mass, along with decreased lean body water and increased adipose tissue.
Ch 4 pg 57
As we age, an increase in ______ sleep is seen as _______ sleep declines.
What are light and deep sleep
Ch 10 Pg 161
This part of Medicare closed the "donut hole" in coverage.
What is Medicare Part D (Medicare prescription coverage)
Ch 1 pg 10
Help to describe and explain phenomena; predicts and prescribe nursing interventions for the range of different situations encountered in the profession
What is the Nursing Theory
Ch 2 pg 19
Neuropathic pain often responds to unconventional analgesic drugs such as
What are tricyclic antidepressants, anticonvulsants, or antiarrhythmic drugs
Ch 13 pg 214
Identifying patient strengths and limitations so that effective and appropriate interventions can be delivered to promote optimum function and tp prevent disability and dependence
What is the purpose of a nursing-focused assessment of the older adult
Ch 4 pg 73
More time is spent in stage _____, and stages _____, _______, and _______ all decrease with age.
What are stages I, III, IV, and REM
Ch 10 pg 160-161
This term describes the deep and profound prejudice in American society against older adults.
What is Ageism
Ch 1 pg 12
Examines how an individual seeks to explain and validate his or her existence
What is the Moral/Spiritual Theory
Ch 2 pg 19
Goals for pain management in older adults include (name two)
What is control of chronic disease conditions that cause pain, maintenance of mobility and function status, promotion of maximum independence, and improvement of quality of life
Ch 13 pg 227
This is essential for determining the presence of underlying conditions that may lead to a functional decline
What is a comprehensive assessment of the older adults' report of nonspecific signs and symptoms
Ch 4 pg 73