Odds and Ends
Health Concerns
of young, middle, older adults
Older Adults
Younger Adults
Middle Adults
100
40 million
What is number of older adults in the United States
100
violent death and injury
what is young adults
100
Discrimination against people because of increasing age
What is ageism
100
critical thinking in younger adults
What is increases
100
number of hallmarks of emotional health
What is 10
200
genetically programmed physiological mechanisms within the body that control aging
What is nonstochastic biological theory
200
10-15% experience infertility
What is young adults
200
Ultimate task of older adults
what is self acceptance
200
One of the biggest health risk factors in young adults
What is smoking
200
These rarely occur unless illness or trauma happpens
What is cognitive changes
300
born between 1946 and 1964
What is baby boomers
300
Falls are of great concern
What is older adults
300
sensitive indicator of health or illness
What is performance of ADLs
300
period 6 weeks after delivery of baby that young adults need education on
What is puerpertaion
300
Two major health concerns that affect Psychosocial health in middle adults
What is anxiety and depression
400
completed by the age of 20
What is growth of the young adult
400
Health promotion and stress reduction is most important
What is middle adults
400
A mood disturbance characterized by feelings of sadness and despair
What is depression
400
developmental task for young adults 23-28
What is refines self perception and ability for intimacy
400
This may take longer in middle adults in terms of acute care
What is recovering from an illness or injury
500
taking care of younger children but also taking care of aging parents
What is the sandwich generation
500
Overuse of medications (polypharmacy)
What is older adults
500
Reminding the client of who they are, where they are, and what time and date it is.
What is reality orientation
500
developmental task for 29-34 year olds
What is energy is used toward mastery and achievement of surrounding world
500
What is your role as a nurse in assessment with restorative care in middle adults
What is determining the coping mechanisms of the patient
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