The Green & The Mean
Good Grief
The Five-Stage Shuffle
Palliative or Proactive
Calculated Risks
100
This is the strongest and most consistent predictor of illness and death among older adults.
What is Socioeconomic Status (SES)?
100
This environmental exposure has been linked to a higher likelihood of better mental health outcomes in older adults.
What is greenspace?
100
These are the five stages of grief as defined by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.
What are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance?
100
Unlike hospice, this type of care focuses on relieving pain and maintaining quality of life at any stage of a serious illness, not just the final six months.
What is palliative care?
100
The provider orders 10mg dose of Donepezil PO daily for a patient with Alzheimer’s. The pharmacy supplies 5 mg per tablet. The nurse will administer this many tablets.
What is 2 tablets?
200
For the majority of older Americans, this federal program serves as the primary source of income.
What is Social Security?
200
These three specific environmental pollutants are frequently measured to assess their impact on the health of aging populations.
What are air pollution, noise, and light pollution?
200
This type of loss is uniquely experienced by a grieving person and is often less obvious to others, such as a loss of self-esteem.
What is perceived loss?
200
This is the typical timeframe required by a physician’s order for a patient to be eligible for hospice care.
What is six months or less to live?
200
An order reads for 20mg of Furosemide PO for fluid retention. You have 40mg tablets with a higher concentration on hand. The nurse will administer this many tablets.
What is 0.5 (or 1/2) tablet?
300
This specific age cohort, which is the fastest-growing segment of the population, has the lowest annual income and the highest risk for chronic disease.
Who are those 85 years and older?
300
Rural older adults often face this specific socioeconomic barrier to healthcare compared to their urban counterparts.
What is transportation (or geographic isolation)?
300
This term describes the experience of multiple losses with little time for grieving in between, which can lead to mental confusion or withdrawal.
What is bereavement overload (or multiple losses)?
300
This specific type of advance directive was created to allow individuals to state their intentions for care while they still have the capacity to speak for themselves.
What is an Alzheimer's and dementia directive (or Living Will)?
300
For a patient with heart failure, the order is for a 0.125mg dose of Digoxin. The medication on hand is a stronger concentration (0.25 mg tablets). The nurse will administer this many tablets.
What is 0.5 (or 1/2) tablet?
400
This benefit is available for the aged or disabled who have few assets and minimal income, providing a safety net for those who do not qualify for standard Social Security.
What is Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
400
In older adults, the deterioration of this specific environmental factor often leads to a decreased ability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
What is housing quality?
400
Physical symptoms of grief, such as tightness in the chest or hollowness in the stomach, are classified under this specific response category.
What are physical grief responses?
400
A patient who prays and promises to "make peace" with a family member in exchange for more time is in this stage of grief.
What is bargaining?
400
The nurse needs to administer a 10mg dose of Memantine PO. The bottle from the pharmacy is labeled with a lower concentration (5 mg per tablet). The nurse will administer this many tablets.
What is 2 tablets?
500
To respect a patient’s autonomy regarding housing, a nurse should primarily perform this action.
What is asking the patient for examples of where they would like to live?
500
This process involves the nurse forming partnerships with older adults to defend and promote their rights within their social and physical environments.
What is advocacy?
500
According to Worden’s tasks of mourning, the final task involves this emotional shift.
What is withdrawing emotional energy and reinvesting it in another relationship?
500
This document outlines the fundamental expectations of a dying person, including the right to be free from pain and the right to not die alone.
What is the Dying Person’s Bill of Rights?
500
A physician orders a 0.5mg dose of Lorazepam for end-of-life anxiety. The concentration on hand is a liquid form (2 mg/mL oral solution). The nurse will administer this many mLs.
What is 0.25 mL?
