Pain
The physiologic process that leads to the perception of noxious stimulus as painful
Nociception Pain
multiple chronic conditions
Multimorbidity
Gold standard diet
Caused by an abnormal process of sensory stimuli by the central or peripheral nervous system
Neuropathic Pain
Provides ongoing or intermittently during the cause of illness and includes disease treatment
Palliative Care
Sharp and immediate, time-limited, responsive to analgesics
Acute Pain
Most common cause of hospital admissions for older adults
heart failure
Dry Mouth
Xerostomia
persistent or chronic pain lasts longer than ___
3-6 months
Services Based on diagnosis of a life-limiting illness with a prognosis of 6 months or less
Hospice
The most common cause of pain in older adults
Musculoskeletal
A client is in the hospital for altered mental status and it was determined they have a UTI, this is considered what?
Atypical Presentation
state of being without reliable access to sufficient quantity and affordable nutritious food
Food insecurity
Gold Standard for pain assessment
Patients self report
What is abnormal HbA1c?
6.5 or higher
Culture affects expression of pain NOT_____
Intensity
Name 2 nursing interventions for Cancer
pain, comfort, yoga, meditation, hospice, palliative care
Name 3 age related changes of digestion and eating patterns
sense of smell and taste, dry mouth, muscle strength to chew, slow swallowing, slow emptying, decreased motility, atrophy of pancreas
Medications that have primary indication other then treatment of pain
Adjuvant Analgesic
Tool used to assess nutrition
Recommended pain tool for older adults
Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS)
Name three characteristics of Frailty
1. unintentional weight loss. 2. exhaustion 3. weakness 4. slow walking 5. low level of activity
Important in cognitive function, DNA methylation, and preventing high levels of homocysteine
Folate
Name 3 risk factors for Frailty
Old age, smoker, diabetes, CVD, Cancer, stroke, COPD, polypharmacy, vision and hearing impairment, cognitive impairment
What are 2 Nursing Intervention for heart failure
manage energy, rest periods, symptoms of fluid overload, healthy lifestyle